lodging

[loj-ing]

noun

1. accommodation in a house, especially in rooms for rent.

   to furnish board and lodging.

2. a temporary place to stay; temporary quarters.

3. lodgings,

   1. a room or rooms rented for residence in another's house.

   2. British.,  the rooms of a university student who lives neither on campus nor at home.

4. the act of lodging.

lodging

/ ˈlɒdʒɪŋ /

noun

1. a temporary residence

2. (sometimes plural) sleeping accommodation

3. (sometimes plural) (at Oxford University) the residence of the head of a college

Other Word Forms

• underlodging noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of lodging¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; lodge, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

At the time, Lincoln had been a licensed attorney for 1½ years; he still shared cramped bachelor lodgings above a general store.

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Despite the film’s grim subject matter, it also probes the responsibility that an owner has not to just provide food and lodging, but to also note the other environmental factors that could affect a pet.

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Mohamed, who has been lodging at the hotel for five months, told the BBC: "He's gone and we hope he doesn't come back again."

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They wondered if building modular structures on land that was already zoned for commercial use might be one solution to increasing lodging units without impacting local housing supply.

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He began lodging complaints with the state in 2023, asking it to push companies to control emissions.

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