room and board

noun

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

Examples of room and board in a Sentence

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His men, working for $1 a day plus room and board, soon abandoned their jobs to search for gold. Andre Byik, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025 The school had the 14th-cheapest tuition (including room and board) and high-quality education, ranking 54th in school quality among the more than 400 cities included in WalletHub’s survey. Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025 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 That job paid room and board and about $40 a week. Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for room and board

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

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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 17 Nov. 2025.

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