room and board

noun

|Updated on: 11 Aug 2018

Definition of room and board

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

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Recent Examples of room and board from the Web

Hood and Armstead received football scholarships to cover tuition, room and board and books, plus a $2,500 cost-of-attendance stipend.

— Washington Post, "School, fatherhood, football connect former Temple teammates," 15 June 2018
If accepted, he would be offered a scholarship that would cover tuition, room and board and a living stipend.

— joel shannon, USA TODAY, "Ex who dashed her boyfriend's dream with a fake rejection letter must pay more than $200K," 15 June 2018
The UMass system also plans to increase the cost of fees and room and board at its campuses.

— deirdre fernandes, BostonGlobe.com, "Tuition at UMass system to increase by 2.5 percent," 14 July 2018
Temple increased room and board under 3 percent earlier this year.

— susan snyder, Philly.com, "Temple University to raise tuition 2 percent," 10 July 2018
Employees of Worry Free dress in jumpsuits, get free room and board (in shoebox apartments), and spend their whole lives doing menial work.

— david sims, The Atlantic, "Sorry to Bother You Is Fizzy, Flawed, and Fascinating," 6 July 2018
That room and board rate is coupled with $11,000 for tuition per year.

— kate murphy, Cincinnati.com, "Price to live on campus rises at the University of Cincinnati," 19 June 2018
And it cannot be used for expenses like room and board.

— elizabeth a. harris, New York Times, "Cynthia Nixon’s Education Plan: Ambitious, Progressive, Expensive," 13 June 2018
His bowling scholarship would take care of the $10,390 cost of room and board, while tuition stands at $18,500.

— cassie owens, Philly.com, "Strike! The Philly teen who won a college scholarship for bowling," 2 June 2018

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