lodging
noun /ˈlɒdʒɪŋ/
  /ˈlɑːdʒɪŋ/
(especially British English)- [uncountable] temporary accommodation
- full board and lodging (= a room to stay in and all meals provided)
 
 - [countable, usually plural] (old-fashioned) a room or rooms in somebody else’s house that you rent to live in
- It was cheaper to live in lodgings than in a hotel.
 
Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesc2- He stays in cheap lodgings near the university.
 - He's lived in lodgings most of his life.
 - She finally took lodgings with a friend in town.