room and board

noun

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

Examples of room and board in a Sentence

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That metric compares grads' total earnings over a period of time with those of workers without bachelor's degrees, while also subtracting educational expenses such as tuition, room and board and income lost while attending college. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 15 May 2026 Athletic director Scott Corley worked with school administrators to make sure the program would work with her schedule, and Belmont agreed to foot the bill for all three years, plus room and board. Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 14 May 2026 Tuition costs a modest $2,500 per semester with the total rising to $5,550 to include room and board and a registration fee. Olivia Empson, Vanity Fair, 27 Mar. 2026 Expect tuition to rise annually and to pay additional campus fees, as well as room and board. Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2026 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 May. 2026.

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