houseroom

[ hous-room, -room ]
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noun
  1. lodging or accommodation in a house.

Origin of houseroom

1
First recorded in 1580–90; house + room

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British Dictionary definitions for houseroom

houseroom

/ (ˈhaʊsˌrʊm, -ˌruːm) /


noun
  1. room for storage or lodging

  2. give something houseroom (used with a negative) to have or keep something in one's house: I wouldn't give that vase houseroom

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