- present participle of lodge.
lodging
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lodgings
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accommodation in a house, especially in rooms for rent.
to furnish board and lodging.
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a temporary place to stay; temporary quarters.
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lodgings,
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a room or rooms rented for residence in another's house.
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British. the rooms of a university student who lives neither on campus nor at home.
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the act of lodging.
noun
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a temporary residence
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(sometimes plural) sleeping accommodation
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(sometimes plural) (at Oxford University) the residence of the head of a college
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Etymology
Origin of lodging
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at lodge, -ing 1
Explanation
Lodging is a name for the place you stay when you're not at home. Your lodging could be a luxury hotel, a yurt in the woods, or a college dormitory. Your accommodations while traveling, going away to school, being an exchange student, or doing temporary work are all called lodging or lodgings. A room in a hotel is one kind of lodging, and a sleeping bag on the floor of a tent is another kind. Lodging comes from lodge and its earlier form, loggen, "to set up camp," from the Old French root loge, "hut or cabin."
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Aria was found lying face down on the floor of her home shortly after 18:00 GMT by Ollie Sheppard, who was temporarily lodging at the house.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Skogmo estimated major expenses like game tickets, airfare and lodging have already cost the group up to $5,000 — even before factoring in food and drinks.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
The neighborhood will have to catch up to its new hub: There is almost nothing in the way of dining or lodging nearby.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
The Tonopah Historic Mining Park is a big tourist attraction, along with the Clown Motel and other lodging establishments supposedly haunted by the ghosts of dead miners and other paranormal phenomena.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
Odin walked to the hall of Baugi, Suttung's brother, and asked for lodging for the night.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
Her mother and grandmother are still living in a hostel seven years later -- just two of the many thousands of people evacuated from ruined buildings to cramped temporary lodgings.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
Suozzi’s and Moolenaar’s vague public references to their Washington lodgings match known details about life at C Street.
From Salon ● May 29, 2026
To save costs, some fans are choosing to stay farther from the venues or opting for alternative lodgings such as Airbnbs.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
The Stowe family spent Christmas in a borrowed boat at the OverWater Marina, but are now looking for new lodgings while they wait on news about Pacemaker.
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2026
Ten dollars for railway tickets, and another ten for lodgings.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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