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• present participle of lodge.

lodging

American  

[loj-ing] / ˈlɒdʒ ɪŋ /

noun

• lodgings
  plural

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.

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lodging British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• underlodging
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• lodgings
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of lodging

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at lodge, -ing ¹

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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."

Example Sentences

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lodging lodgings

This problem, known as lodging, can cause significant yield losses when crops collapse toward the end of the growing season.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

Field's family said repeated rescheduling of the assessment process caused delays, and that despite lodging an appeal several months ago, they are still awaiting an outcome.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

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

Five minutes later Lyra was knocking on the door of the Master’s lodging, the grand and slightly gloomy house that opened into the Yaxley Quadrangle and backed onto the Library Garden.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

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

In the Johnson’s Beach lodgings, long known for summer-camp vibes, some rooms now come equipped with luxury linens and a French press.

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

He was even less talkative than usual, but finally, as we walked down a deserted alley, he said, "Be sure you complete your work today. We've lost our lodgings."

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood

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