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lodging

lodging

34 3.4
A place where you stay for a short time or a short stay there
  • noun
  • /ˈlɒdʒɪŋ/
: alojamiento
  • Travelers often seek affordable lodging options when visiting a new city.
  • board and lodging
  • provide lodging
  • meals and lodging

The money that I do put forth is to cover things like airfare, lodging, food, all that stuff.

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Examples

  • I'm afraid I found myself without lodgings.

  • We're giving them free lodging in Manhattan in three star hotels.

  • Our master gave us good food and lodging; he spoke as kindly to us as to his children.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • The money that I do put forth is to cover things like airfare, lodging, food, all that stuff.

  • The People's Liberation Army pays for all food and lodging.

  • The PWA provided temporary, inexpensive lodging for single black women and helped them find work.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Mr. Earnshaw has offered me lodgings at the Heights.

  • For the less well-to-do emigrants, the lodging houses of Queenstown offered a cheaper alternative.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Buenaventura disembarked from the Virgen de Covadonga and found lodging near the wharf where the ship had docked.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • The event organizers arranged for safe and comfortable lodging for all the participants.

Synonyms

hotel
vslodging
∞ 1.0

A building where people pay to stay and get meals and other services

is the general short stay idea not limited to paid service buildings
motel
vslodging
489 1.2

A small hotel by the road that has parking outside each room

is the broader short stay term not limited to roads or drivers
shelter
vslodging
365 1.1

A building that gives temporary housing and protection for homeless people

focuses on short stays for travellers and visitors rather than protection purpose
hotel room
vslodging
301 1.0

A private room where hotel guests sleep and use a bathroom

signifies the wider notion of temporary stay or the act itself
inn
vslodging
205 1.0

A small hotel in the countryside that offers rooms and meals

is broader, applying to many short stay places without food focus
accommodation
vslodging
93 5.0

A place where people stay, like a hotel or room

focuses on short temporary stays rather than general housing or provision
motel room
vslodging
64 1.0

A room in a motel where people sleep for a short time

covers any temporary place to stay or the act of staying
pad
vslodging
  • Informal
44 7.4

A casual word for a home often meaning a small apartment

is the neutral general term for any short stay place or act
hostel
vslodging
33 2.1

A cheap place for travelers or students to sleep, often with shared rooms and facilities

is broader, not restricted to low cost or shared sleeping setups
guesthouse
vslodging
21 2.5

A small building near a house where visitors stay

is the broader concept covering many types of short stay places
living quarters
vslodging
19 2.8

Rooms or small buildings where people live inside a larger place

is broader, also naming temporary places and the act of staying
lodgings
vslodging
11 3.3

Temporary rooms you rent to stay in for a short time

is the single idea of a short stay place or the act of staying
guest bedroom
vslodging
11 1.7

A room for visitors to sleep in

covers any temporary stay place or the act of staying
sojourn
vslodging
  • Formal
9 7.5

A short stay in a place as a guest

includes both that visiting stay and the physical places used for it
hostelry
vslodging
  • Archaic
1 8.0

A place like a hotel that offers rooms for travelers to stay overnight

is the general short stay idea beyond traditional or historic forms
lodging house
vslodging
  • UK
1 3.6

A house that rents rooms to people for short or long stays

is more general, including many kinds of temporary staying places
1 3.3

Places like rooms or buildings where people live

applies more to short temporary stays rather than long term housing
1 3.4

A place for sleeping, often in a hotel or train

covers that sleeping space plus the broader short stay meaning
rest house
vslodging
  • Archaic
1 4.6

A building where travelers can sleep and rest

is more general, covering any short stay shelter or the act of staying
1 3.8

A building that offers rooms for people to stay for a short time

is the wider term for any short stay place or the act of staying

Compounds

1 3.6

A house that rents rooms to people for short or long stays

A cheap place where students or young people stay on trips with a host

How Permanent

home
∞ 1.0
residence
288 2.5
housing
735 1.0
accommodation
93 5.0
lodging
34 3.4
stopover
10 3.2

Surface Forms

lodging singular
lodgings plural

Morphology

lodging = lodge (transparent) = lodge + ing

Formed from the common verb 'lodge' plus the productive nominalizing '-ing', denoting the act or place of staying, which B1 learners can readily infer.

Etymology

Lodging comes from lodge, which first meant a small 'hut' or simple shelter. So lodging keeps that idea: it is a place to stay for a short time.