room and board

noun

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

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Yet, Americans have to spend a considerable sum of money on education - on average, tuition, room and board at a four-year college costs between $24,920 - $58,600 per year - making university or college choice particularly important. Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025 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 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 20 Oct. 2025.

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