boardinghouse

or board·ing house

[ bawr-ding-hous, bohr- ]

/ ˈbɔr dɪŋˌhaʊs, ˈboʊr- /

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noun, plural board·ing·hous·es

[bawr-ding-hou-ziz, bohr-]. /ˈbɔr dɪŋˌhaʊ zɪz, ˈboʊr-/.

a house at which board or board and lodging may be obtained for payment.

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Origin of boardinghouse

First recorded in 1720–30

Words nearby boardinghouse

boarder, boarder baby, board foot, board game, boarding, boardinghouse, boardinghouse reach, boarding out, boarding party, boarding pass, boarding school

How to use boardinghouse in a sentence

He had a large room at a fashionable boardinghouse, and he paid fourteen dollars a week.
Literary Friends And Acquaintances|William Dean Howells
These remarks of Dijen Babu, my roommate at the Panthi boardinghouse, were called forth by my invitation that he meet my guru.
Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda
In one hand I would carry an offering for my guru-a few flowers from the garden of my Panthi boardinghouse.
Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda
The other time Eliphalet spoke was to ask Mr. Barbo to direct him to a boardinghouse.
The Crisis, Complete|Winston Churchill

They are a fine old couple, and I don't like to think of them herding with Freshmen in a shine boardinghouse.
The Red Cross Girl|Richard Harding Davis

British Dictionary definitions for boardinghouse

boarding house

noun

a private house in which accommodation and meals are provided for paying guests

Australian a house for boarders at a schoolSee also house (def. 10)

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