room and board

noun

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

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The annual price tag at many prestigious schools hovers just under $100,000 when adding up tuition, fees, room and board, and books. Susan Alaimo, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025 That job paid room and board and about $40 a week. Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025 Prior to 2021, the money beyond scholarships, room and board ended there (in the pockets of the Universities). Nick Lomaglio, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025 That will likely be determined next year and be based on the university's Bearcats Tuition Guarantee program, which locks in room and board rates for each entering class for all four years. Sydney Franklin, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for room and board

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

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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 30 Sep. 2025.

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