- 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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The lodging business took a hit when travel activity drooped during the pandemic, while soaring operating costs and plunging occupancy rates caused hundreds of senior housing facilities to close.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto is also considering a ban on short-term lodging, but only for new rentals within residential and industrial areas.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
“We used to have these secret spots we could tell people about,” said Elisabeth Barton, owner of Yosemite Basecamp in Groveland, which offers lodging, trips by local outfitters, gear and more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Travel and lodging drive the bulk of wedding guest expenses.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
John-go-in-the-Wynd held horse and jennet while the friar went in to inquire about lodging for themselves and their tired beasts.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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
Success in each was measured by a made cut, modest lodgings and avoiding pickpockets on trains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
His university is providing free meals to those trapped in their lodgings because all local shops are closed.
From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 2026
The Stowe family spent Christmas in a borrowed boat at the OverWater Marina, but are now looking for new lodgings while they wait on news about Pacemaker.
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2026
This sort of small talk, however, was not Kreisel’s meat, and so Avrion and I excused ourselves to walk along the medieval streets toward my lodgings.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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