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rooming house

noun room·ing house \ ˈrü-miŋ- , ˈru̇- \

Definition of rooming house

:a house where lodgings are provided for rent

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Examples of rooming house in a Sentence

  1. After losing his job, he moved to a cheap rooming house.

First Known Use of rooming house

1873

ROOMING HOUSE Defined for English Language Learners

rooming house

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Definition of rooming house for English Language Learners

  • : a house where rooms with furniture are rented to people to live in

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rooming house

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Definition of rooming house for Students

:a house having furnished rooms for rent to lodgers

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