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How to pronounce bedsit in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms bedsitter, bedsitting room
Type of apartment, flat

Examples of bedsit

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A salary that seems lavish in the north-west barely pays for a bedsit in London.
From the economist.com
On the other hand, if a dwelling has a shared bathroom, it is known as a bedsit.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Last Christmas I was alone and at the lowest point of my life in a cold bedsit.
From the express.co.uk
The bedsit of Sherlock Holmes, EMINENT DETECTIVE and ripped bare-knuckle boxer.
From the guardian.co.uk
He plans to move into a wooden hut in the mountains, or a bedsit in Innsbruck.
From the guardian.co.uk
She really hasn't been the same as she was when she was in the bedsit with Victor.
From the borehamwoodtimes.co.uk
Stewart had claimed to have great success but was arrested in his bedsit in March.
From the guardian.co.uk
Rob meets Lauren at their bedsit and invites her out with them, but Lauren leaves.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Heck, the hecklerspray bedsit would be a more dilapidated hovel than it already is.
From the hecklerspray.com
More examples
  • Bedsitting room: a furnished sitting room with sleeping accommodations (and some plumbing)
  • A bedsit, also known as a bed-sitting room, is a form of rented accommodation common in Great Britain and Ireland consisting of a single room and shared bathroom; they are part of a legal category of dwellings referred to as Houses in multiple occupation.
  • Single room accomodation which serves as a bedroom and living space in one. Generally sharing a bathroom and/or kitchen with others. Abbreviation of 'bed sitting room'.
  • Accommodation consisting of a living space both slept and sat in, thus a bedsittingroom, otherwise known as a studio apartment.
  • A UK expression for a single-roomed dwelling which usually contains very sparse furniture and is very compact in design. Literally a bed and a place to sit.
  • I asked an American-born Aussie what a bedsit is (I saw them advertised as rentals in the newspaper). He replied, "an efficiency apartment. ...
  • A room with a lock on the door sharing bathroom and kitchens with other people along the floor, or in the building. Some bedsits have own sink in room, or a kitchenette in room.