- 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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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
Teams pay roughly $25,000 for a week’s stay, with the players lodging together in a bunkhouse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
The defendants are accused of helping to organise the ill-fated journey by lodging and transporting the migrants, supplying the boat they left in, and handling the money they paid.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
And the colporteur helps Vincent find permanent lodging with a farming family in Wasmes, the community he's serving.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
The move comes as other cities around the world attempt to crack down on private lodgings available on Airbnb and other platforms, including New York City and Barcelona.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
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
Since the pandemic, several new or revamped lodgings have boosted glamping and other upscale elements in a territory once better known for old cabins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 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
“My name is Jane McKeene. I'm begging your pardon for disturbing your afternoon repose, ma'am, but I was directed to see you about lodgings, a bath, and the possibility of some sustenance.”
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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