boardinghouse

US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbɔrdɪŋ ˌhaʊs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bôr′ding hous′, bōr′-)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
board•ing•house or board•ing house/ˈbɔrdɪŋ ˌhaʊs/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. hous•es. 
  1. a private house at which meals and lodging may be obtained.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
board•ing•house  (bôr′ding hous′, bōr′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -hous•es 
    (-hou′ziz).USA pronunciation 
  1. a house at which board or board and lodging may be obtained for payment.
Also, board′ing house′. 
  • 1720–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
boardinghouse / ˈbɔːdɪŋˌhaʊs/
  1. a private house in which accommodation and meals are provided for paying guests
  2. a house for boarders at a school
    See also house10
'boardinghouse' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Surratt - demi-pension - landlady - lodge - pension - slavey - unsociable

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