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room and board
noun
- lodging and meals.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of room and board1
Idioms and Phrases
Lodging and meals, as in The university's price for room and board has increased by another 10 percent . [Mid-1900s]Example Sentences
Those who can afford to pay for room and board do.
The few students left on campus tended to be resident assistants — who work in dorms in exchange for free room and board and other benefits — and international students whose families were far away.
There’s also room and board, books and supplies, and endless fees.
In 1937, he enrolled in the Civilian Conservation Corps, which got him out on his own: farmwork for room and board, clothing and a salary.
Answer: Medicaid, the government health insurance program for the poor, typically doesn’t cover the room and board costs of assisted living, but many states offer Medicaid waivers that pay some assisted living expenses.
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