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room and board

room and board
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [room, roo m and bawrd, bohrd]
    • /rum, rʊm ænd bɔrd, boʊrd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [room, roo m and bawrd, bohrd]
    • /rum, rʊm ænd bɔrd, boʊrd/

Definitions of room and board words

  • noun room and board lodging and meals. 1
  • uncountable noun room and board If you are provided with room and board, you are provided with food and a place to sleep, especially as part of the conditions of a job or a course. 0
  • noun room and board sleeping accommodations and meals 0
See all 3 definitions of room and board

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Origin of room and board

First appearance:

before 1950
One of the 5% newest English words
First recorded in 1950-55

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Parts of speech for Room and board

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Room and board

room and board popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for room and board

noun room and board

  • accommodations — Accommodations are hotels or rooms where people can stay for a period of time.
  • boarding house — A boarding house is a house which people pay to stay in for a short time.
  • boardinghouse — a private house in which accommodation and meals are provided for paying guests
  • dorm — dormitory.
  • lodging — a small, makeshift or crude shelter or habitation, as of boughs, poles, skins, earth, or rough boards; cabin or hut.
All 6 Synonyms of room and board

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