Meanings
- uncountableA place of lodging with daily meals (board), usually provided in return for rent or other considerations.
In return for the work Sanderson was allowed an attic room and board at the Nelson cottage.
1902, Edward Stratemeyer, chapter 2, in The Young Bridge-Tender2 more examples
I jumped at the opportunity of talking to Rose on such a scabrous matter and at the same time solved Smith's difficulty by proposing that he should come and take room and board with the Gregorys—a great stroke of practical diplomacy on my part, or so it appeared to me
1922, Frank Harris, “X”, in My Life and LovesLouisville 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.
2007 January 11, Michael Lindenberger, “Colleges Boost Aid to Poor Students”, in TimeSynonyms: board and lodging, pension
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA place of lodging with daily meals (board), usually provided in return for rent or other considerations.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 膳宿, 食宿
- 膳宿 (shànsù)place for lodging with daily meals — see also board and lodging
- 食宿 (shísù)place for lodging with daily meals — see also board and lodging
Dutch kamer met volpension
- kamer met volpensionplace for lodging with daily meals — see also board and lodging
Finnish täysihoitola
- täysihoitolaplace for lodging with daily meals — see also board and lodging
Latin parocha
- parochaplace for lodging with daily meals — see also board and lodging
Polish wikt i opierunek
- wikt i opierunekplace for lodging with daily meals — see also board and lodging
Spanish alojamiento y comida, interno
- alojamiento y comidaplace for lodging with daily meals — see also board and lodging
- internoplace for lodging with daily meals — see also board and lodging
- internaplace for lodging with daily meals — see also board and lodging
Swedish kost och logi
- kost och logiplace for lodging with daily meals — see also board and lodging
Cite this entry
room and board. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/room%20and%20board
“room and board.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/room%20and%20board. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “room and board,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/room%20and%20board.
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