boarding out

British  

noun

1. social welfare

   1. the local-authority practice of placing a client in a foster family or voluntary establishment and paying for it

   2. ( as modifier )

      boarding-out allowances

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Example Sentences

It was proposed to adopt the system of boarding out which had been in operation in Scotland; due provision was made for their inspection.

From Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles by Tuke, Daniel Hack

"I thought I would sell it, as you were boarding out."

From Withered Leaves from Memory's Garland by Hanna, Abigail Stanley

The old Squire was thoughtful enough to remember that Ralph would not find it very pleasant "boarding out" all the time he was entitled to spend at Pete Jones's.

From The Hoosier Schoolmaster A Story of Backwoods Life in Indiana by Eggleston, Edward

It was the fact that Mr Tookey had three little children boarding out in Kimberley.

From An Old Man's Love by Trollope, Anthony

I suppose they would not choose to be at the expense of boarding out.

From Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams by Adams, Abigail