- 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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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
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
Later, I have plans to travel back to New York City, and my lodging falls through.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
To recover it, he walked 3km back to his lodging in Flowerpot Bay to borrow a ladder.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
In walking from lodging to lodging, he saw that Holmes had not only kept Carrie away from Alice, Nellie, and Howard: He had placed them in establishments only three blocks apart.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
One religious leader told me that Suozzi tried to keep his C Street lodgings a secret.
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
Success in each was measured by a made cut, modest lodgings and avoiding pickpockets on trains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 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
I followed the servant past the lodgings of courtiers and ministers greater than my father.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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