Words / B1

f-uh-SIL-uh-tee/fəˈsɪləti/

A facility is a building, service, or piece of equipment provided for a purpose: sports facilities; medical facilities; a research facility. Equipment is the tools themselves; a building is only the structure. The plural facilities is more common than the singular in everyday English. Facilitate is a more formal verb (make easier). Leisure / parking facilities are typical collocations.

Meaning

A building, service, or piece of equipment provided for a particular purpose.

Examples

• “The school has excellent sports facilities.”
• “The hotel has excellent leisure facilities.”
• “New childcare facilities will open in September.”

Good to know

sports / medical / leisure facilities. Plural more common. Tools: equipment. Formal verb: facilitate.

Near in meaning

amenities

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