room and board

noun

: lodging and food usually furnished for a set price or as part of wages

Examples of room and board in a Sentence

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Then Driscoll had the gall to condescendingly tell Massachusetts residents to open up their homes to the thousands of families from foreign lands flocking to the state for free room and board and schooling and health care. Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026 He had been ousted from his Beverly Grove house and had needed some pampering room and board. Steve Garbarino, HollywoodReporter, 22 Jan. 2026 Rice University also has a program that covers tuition, fees and room and board for qualifying students. Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Jan. 2026 Qualified education expenses do not include transportation costs, insurance payments or room and board above what school housing and meal plans would cost. Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for room and board

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of room and board was in 1849

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“Room and board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/room%20and%20board. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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