toiletries

nounB1+Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #12,764 of 15,258neutral

Toiletries are the small soaps and shampoos provided for guests. Hotel toiletries, pack the toiletries, a toiletries bag.

The word is plural and covers everything used for washing and grooming. Many hotels have replaced the small bottles with refillable dispensers, since the miniatures were an enormous source of plastic waste.

Definitions of toiletries

1nountoiletriesThe small soaps and shampoos provided for guests.B1+
“The hotel provides free toiletries, so you don't need to pack shampoo.”

toiletries is a supply.

Where it comes from

toiletry comes from toilet + -ry.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in Hotel & Staying Away

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toiletries in the wild

The VPSG is purely concerned with ensuring vegans in prison have access to suitable food, clothing and toiletries.
Vegan Prisoners Support Group
Most of the stores were open 24 hours and offered an array of standard convenience store fare such as coffees, cappuccinos, frozen and dry goods and toiletries.
White Hen Pantry
A wide variety of items are displayed, including toys, pens, clothes, tools, toiletries, luxury goods, etc.
Musée de la Contrefaçon
The brand was conferred with a Royal Warrant for the supply of toiletries by appointment of Queen Elizabeth II in 2012.
Molton Brown
Sensitive skin is a skin condition in which skin is prone to itching and irritation experienced as a subjective sensation such as when using cosmetics and toiletries.
Sensitive skin

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