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lodging house

American  

noun

  1. a house in which rooms are rented, especially a house other than an inn or hotel; rooming house.


lodging house British  

noun

  1. a private home providing accommodation and meals for lodgers

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of lodging house

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

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On good ones, they found a lodging house and raced upstairs, hoping to claim a catnap before that evening’s gig.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2024

They’ve secured a permit from the county government and are working with area landowners and the town’s only public lodging house to find space for a potential deluge of EDM hobbyists in camper vans.

From The Guardian • Aug. 21, 2019

Later, he moved to another lodging house, on nearby Kennington Road.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2019

At issue appears to be the legal definition of short-term rentals versus a bed-and-breakfast or lodging house.

From Washington Times • Mar. 25, 2019

They reached the port at the river’s mouth to find every hotel, every lodging house, every private room commandeered by soldiers.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman

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