room and board

noun

: lodging and food usually furnished for a set price or as part of wages

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Walker’s long-term goal is free college education for students in the arts—including room and board. Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 10 July 2025 The Hartford made the gift to the UConn Foundation to help offset the cost of room and board for qualifying students in a $28 million residence hall on Pratt Street. Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2025 For the 2024-25 school year, tuition and fees plus room and board for a four-year private college averaged $58,600, up from $56,390 a year earlier, according to the College Board. Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 24 June 2025 And then out of that, there are 12 months of room and board, 12 months of supplies and other things. Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for room and board

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 21 Jul. 2025.

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