"room and board" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} room and board (uncountable)
  1. A place of lodging with daily meals, usually provided in return for rent or other considerations. Tags: uncountable Related terms: bed and breakfast, board and lodging, rooming house Translations (place for lodging with daily meals — see also board and lodging): 膳宿 (shànsù) (Chinese Mandarin), 食宿 (shísù) (Chinese Mandarin), kamer met volpension [feminine] (Dutch), täysihoitola (Finnish), parocha [feminine] (Latin), Kost [feminine] (Plautdietsch), alojamiento y comida (Spanish), interno [masculine] (Spanish), interna [feminine] (Spanish), kost och logi (Swedish)

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