room and board

noun

|Updated on: 16 Jun 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

The Son Of A Fallen Houston Police Officer Was Escorted To Kindergarten By 100 Officers Average university tuition is about $9,700 a year, plus room and board, fees and textbooks.

— meghan overdeep, Southern Living, "University of Memphis Unveils Free Tuition for Gold Star Families," 30 May 2018
The Portland Press Herald reports tuition, fees, and room and board at the system’s seven campuses will go up by an average of $466, which is 2.9 percent.

— BostonGlobe.com, "New England news in brief," 2 May 2018
The estimated cost of attending UMass Amherst for a Massachusetts resident is $29,000 for tuition, and room and board.

— deirdre fernandes, BostonGlobe.com, "Out-of-state students with lower test scores and GPAs likely to get admitted to UMass Amherst," 30 May 2018
Savings can be used for tuition and room and board but the value will depend on your underlying investments.

— susan tompor, Detroit Free Press, "Here's why you should give 529 college savings plans a second look," 26 May 2018
Xiong, a graduate of Veritas High School, was one of 1,000 high school graduates in 2013 to receive a Gates Millennium Scholarship, which provides full tuition and room and board for their academic journeys toward a doctorate.

— jesse garza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Marquette student completes journey from refugee to degree. Next, the world," 18 May 2018
The owner, a man who lives in supportive housing in the Tenderloin, owed Animal Care and Control $190 for Felicia’s room and board.

— heather knight, San Francisco Chronicle, "Side trip on Muni: just one stop in puppy’s life," 14 May 2018
Staffers located a bed at a room and board, and because Cook had no money or credit cards with him UC Davis agreed to cover his first month of rent.

— cynthia hubert, sacbee, "He cycled between the streets and ER four times since February. Is this program the answer? | The Sacramento Bee," 11 May 2018
The commission did not recommend significantly altering the NCAA’s core principle of amateurism, which limits college athletes mainly to no more than tuition, room and board.

— rachel bachman, WSJ, "College Basketball Panel to NCAA: Increase Penalties for Rule-Breakers, End One-and-Done," 25 Apr. 2018

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