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

Captain Babushkinov haggled with the cab driver who would take them from the train station to their lodgings.

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“Lady Constance, I would like to post a reply to Miss Mortimer at once, since she will need time to arrange our travel and lodgings. May I have your permission to make the trip?”

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Because most of the lodging in White Sulphur Springs was Whites-only, the Colored people who had larger homes would often take in a chauffeur or a Pullman porter as a roomer.

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Epping Forest District Council sought to block migrants lodging at The Bell Hotel in Epping by arguing its owner had flouted planning rules.

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America’s increasingly polarized economy is leaving its mark on the lodging business, where luxury hotels are charging a record-high premium.

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