Staying of a person somewhere, for a certain time and for various reasons
We use the concept of stay a lot in our language to refer to the permanence, detention or stay of a person somewhere, for a certain time and for various reasons, for vacations, for work, among the most common, a situation that entails for that person to leave their usual home.
The stipulated time of stay is exactly what characterizes the stay, that is, it begins in a moment and ends after a time. By this we mean that the stay implies and supposes a permanence that has a beginning and an end in time, that is, it will not be there forever.
Widespread use in tourism to indicate the time a tourist will spend in a city
Although the term can be used in the most diverse contexts to express that stay in a place, we must say that it is in the tourist field where it is mostly used to account for precisely the time a tourist plans to stay in a city and therefore in a hotel.
Tourist packages usually offer tourists, in addition to airfare, a stay x in the place, usually seven days, for a specified amount. Sometimes this package includes half board, which implies, in addition to accommodation and passage, the inclusion of breakfast or dinner in the amount.
On the other hand, the stay in another country or city may have a work or student cause.
Now, there are other uses of the word that are added to the above but are somewhat less used ...
Time during which a model stands before a sculptor or painter who takes a portrait of him
At the behest of plastic art, the time during which a model stands before a sculptor or painter who takes a portrait of him is called a stay.
Every day that a ship does not meet the deadline for staying in one place
And the word is also used to indicate each of the days that passes after a deadline that is established for a cargo ship, to unload or load the merchandise that it brings or carries, respectively. Meanwhile, for those days in which it is exceeded, you must pay compensation to whoever corresponds.
As we appreciate, in any of the mentioned uses the question of temporary establishment in a place is always very present.
