lodging
1Lodging — Lodg ing, n. 1. The act of one who, or that which, lodges. [1913 Webster] 2. A place of rest, or of temporary habitation; esp., a sleeping apartment; often in the plural with a singular meaning. Gower. [1913 Webster] Wits take lodgings in the… …
2Lodging — or a holiday accommodation is a type of residential accommodation. People who travel and stay away from home for more than a day need lodging for sleep, rest, safety, shelter from cold temperatures or rain, storage of luggage, and access to… …
3lodging — I noun abode, accommodation, address, apartment, asylum, berth, billet, chambers, deversorium, deverticulum, domicile, dormitory, dwelling, dwelling place, habitat, habitation, harbor, home, housing, inhabitance, inhabitancy, living place,… …
4lodging — UK US /ˈlɒdʒɪŋ/ noun [U] ► a place someone pays to stay in while they are away from home: »She was able to claim expenses for airfare, food, and lodging for three nights. → See also BOARD(Cf. ↑board) noun …
5lodging — early 14c., encampment; late 14c., temporary accommodation; place of residence, verbal noun from LODGE (Cf. lodge) (v.). Related: Lodgings …
6lodging — [n] accommodation for rent abode, address, apartment, bed and breakfast, boarding house, camp, castle, chambers, cover, domicile, dorm, dwelling, habitation, harbor, home, hostel, hotel, inn, lodge, lodgment, motel, palace, pied à terre, place,… …
7lodging — ► NOUN 1) a temporary place of residence. 2) (lodgings) a rented room or rooms, usually in the same residence as the owner …
8lodging — [läj′iŋ] n. [ME loggyng: see LODGE, vt.] 1. the act of one that lodges 2. a place to live in, esp. temporarily; quarters 3. [pl.] a room or rooms rented in a private home …
9lodging — UK [ˈlɒdʒɪŋ] / US [ˈlɑdʒɪŋ] noun [uncountable] Word forms lodging : singular lodging plural lodgings a) a place that you pay to live in temporarily, for example when you are visiting an area board and lodging (= meals and a room): She did all the …
10lodging — noun Date: 14th century 1. a. a place to live ; dwelling b. lodgment 3b 2. a. (1) sleeping accommodations < found lodging in the barn > (2) a temporary place to stay < a …
