half board

idiom

British
: some meals rather than all meals (as at a hotel)
A week at the resort with half board is of course less expensive than a week with full board.

Examples of half board in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Hotels that provide half board (breakfast and dinner) offer a traditional European way to experience a classic Alpine ski vacation. Everett Potter, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024 Surfers including Olympic medalist Kanoa Igarashi and Blue Crush surfer Coco Ho love Niyama Private Islands (from $900 a night, half board) because of its exceptional private wave, which breaks off the end of the island dubbed Play and is never crowded. Kathryn Romeyn, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2023 Before a scrambling Ullmark could regain his equilibrium, the puck had bounced from the left corner up to Miro Heiskanen on the half board. Steve Conroy, courant.com, 30 Jan. 2022

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“Half board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20board. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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