room and board

noun

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

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UConn said aid for room and board addresses a pressing need on the Hartford campus where 86% of those enrolled received some form of financial help last year. Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2025 Top 5 private colleges for financial aid Among the top five private schools on The Princeton Review's list, the average sticker price — including tuition and fees plus room and board — was around $90,000 in 2024-25. Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 24 June 2025 Cornell’s total cost for tuition, required fees and room and board expenses without any financial aid is $66,840 per year. Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025 The program, introduced in 1992, provides tuition and room and board for students pursuing degrees in agriculture, food, natural resource sciences or related fields at 19 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) across the nation. Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 8 May 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 10 Jul. 2025.

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