English

Noun

room and board ‎(uncountable)

1. A place of lodging with daily meals, usually provided in return for rent or other considerations.
   • 1902, Edward Stratemeyer, The Young Bridge-Tender, ch. 2,

     In return for the work Sanderson was allowed an attic room and board at the Nelson cottage.

   • 2007, Michael Lindenberger, "Colleges Boost Aid to Poor Students," Time, 11 Jan.,

     Louisville is joining more than two dozen other schools that have begun promising a free education—books, tuition, and room and board—to students from poor families.

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See also

• bed and breakfast
• board and lodging
• rooming house