half board

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [haf, hahf bawrd, bohrd]
- /hæf, hɑf bɔrd, boʊrd/
- /hɑːf bɔːd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [haf, hahf bawrd, bohrd]
- /hæf, hɑf bɔrd, boʊrd/

Definitions of half board words

noun half board demi-pension (def 1). 1
noun half board lodging: bed, breakfast, evening meal 1
uncountable noun half board If you stay at a hotel and have half board, your breakfast and evening meal are included in the price of your stay at the hotel, but not your lunch. 0
noun half board the daily provision by a hotel of bed, breakfast, and one main meal 0
noun half board (as modifier) 0
noun half board a manoeuvre by a sailing ship enabling it to gain distance to windward by luffing up into the wind 0

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Origin of half board

First appearance:

before 1970

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1970-75

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Parts of speech for Half board

noun

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adverb

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preposition

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determiner

exclamation

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half board popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

half board usage trend in Literature

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