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- [loj-ing]
- /ˈlɒdʒ ɪŋ/
- /ˈlɒdʒ.ɪŋ/
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- [loj-ing]
- /ˈlɒdʒ ɪŋ/
Definitions of lodging word
- noun lodging a small, makeshift or crude shelter or habitation, as of boughs, poles, skins, earth, or rough boards; cabin or hut. 1
- noun lodging a house used as a temporary residence, as in the hunting season. 1
- noun lodging a summer cottage. 1
- noun lodging a house or cottage, as in a park or on an estate, occupied by a gatekeeper, caretaker, gardener, or other employee. 1
- noun lodging a resort hotel, motel, or inn. 1
- noun lodging the main building of a camp, resort hotel, or the like. 1
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Origin of lodging
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at lodge, -ing1
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Parts of speech for Lodging
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lodging popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lodging usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lodging
noun lodging
- apartment — An apartment is a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a large building.
- shelter — something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal, or thing is protected from storms, missiles, adverse conditions, etc.; refuge.
- motel — a hotel providing travelers with lodging and free parking facilities, typically a roadside hotel having rooms adjacent to an outside parking area or an urban hotel offering parking within the building.
- hotel — a commercial establishment offering lodging to travelers and sometimes to permanent residents, and often having restaurants, meeting rooms, stores, etc., that are available to the general public.
- resort — to have recourse for use, help, or accomplishing something, often as a final available option or resource: to resort to war.
Antonyms for lodging
noun lodging
- office — Microsoft Office
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