- 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.
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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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Monthly payments go toward seven nights of resort lodging.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
To analyze Paxton’s travel, ProPublica and the Tribune reviewed DPS logs for his security detail and records from the attorney general’s office, including airfare and lodging receipts, per diems and his daily calendars.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
The lodging business took a hit when travel activity drooped during the pandemic, while soaring operating costs and plunging occupancy rates caused hundreds of senior housing facilities to close.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
But his insurance settlement won’t cover the cost of rebuilding, and he’s still paying $2,000 a month on the mortgage, plus $6,200 for temporary lodging in a rented house.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Pippin felt sleepy, but the lodging seemed cheerless, and he decided to go down and explore the City.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hilltop Youth establish the barest of footholds on open land with temporary lodgings and, in many cases, later build homes and raise families.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Since the pandemic, several new or revamped lodgings have boosted glamping and other upscale elements in a territory once better known for old cabins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 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
"They can't even afford to make photocopies, never mind plane tickets and lodgings," said lawyer Valeria Carreras, who represents 34 families of victims.
From Barron's ● Mar. 3, 2026
At the stewards’ office, Howard gave his profound apologies to everyone, then took Marcela back to their lodgings at the Garden City Hotel.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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