room and board

noun

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

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Kucuk said the hotel will have more indoor activities during the cold spell, including a pop-up movie room and board games for families. Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026 Families making under $200,000 only get free tuition and still have to pay for room and board. Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 30 Jan. 2026 Mnookin expanded a program offering free tuition to low-income students to include most of their other college expenses, such as room and board. Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 25 Jan. 2026 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 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 1 Feb. 2026.

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