/ fəˈsɪləti; NAmE / noun
1.
facilities [ pl. ] buildings, services, equipment, etc. that are provided for a particular purpose :
sports / leisure facilities
conference facilities
shopping / banking / cooking facilities
The hotel has special facilities for welcoming disabled people.
All rooms have private facilities (= a private bathroom) .
2.
[ C ] a special feature of a machine, service, etc. that makes it possible to do sth extra :
a bank account with an overdraft facility
a facility for checking spelling
3.
[ C ] a place, usually including buildings, used for a particular purpose or activity :
the world's largest nuclear waste facility
a new health care facility
4.
[ sing. , U ] facility (for sth) a natural ability to learn or do sth easily :
She has a facility for languages.
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WORD ORIGIN
early 16th cent. (denoting the means or unimpeded opportunity for doing something): from French facilité or Latin facilitas , from facilis easy, from facere do, make.