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

Recent Examples on the Web My mother’s mother, a preacher’s daughter, born in North Carolina in the early 1900s, washed dishes to pay for her room and board to attend college for a couple of years. Ayla Samli, Longreads, 14 May 2024 That’s nearly $12,000 more than the average cost of attending a public four-year university – including tuition, fees and room and board. Alia Wong, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for room and board 

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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 29 May. 2024.

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