In plain English
It is a piece of furniture with two uses. In one form, it is a sofa for sitting. It can also be converted into a bed for sleeping.
In context
Here, it indicates that the room's sleeping arrangement includes a sofa that can be changed into a bed for sleeping.
- Situation
- Booking hotels, reading room and rate labels, checking in, and using amenities
- What it communicates
- labels part of the room's sleeping arrangement.
Meaning limits
The term alone does not say what size the bed is.
Examples
“By day the sofa bed faces the television, and at night they open it for sleeping.”
“The small study includes a sofa bed for overnight guests.”