Definition of "lodging" []

• A place to live: found lodging near her new job. (noun)
• Sleeping accommodations. Often used in the plural: We found the lodgings on the tour rather primitive. (noun)
• Furnished rooms in another's house rented for accommodation. (noun)

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• "(Be aware that at Easter the city fills up and obtaining lodging is difficult, not to mention getting around.)"
• "Exhibiting pride and independence, she refused a small sum of money that would have paid for short-term lodging."
• "His goal was clear: obtain lodging for himself and the child."