room and board
noun
: lodging and food usually furnished for a set price or as part of wages
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the cost of tuition, room and board at a public four-year university from 1999-2000 was $8,274. 
Sarah Swetlik | Sswetlik@al.com, al, 13 Sep. 2022 Princeton University is expanding its financial-aid offerings, covering the cost of tuition, room and board for students from families earning less than $100,000 a year. Joseph Pisani, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 The Ivy League school is now offering a full ride to undergraduates from families earning up to $100,000 a year, and expects more than a quarter of its undergraduates will not pay anything for tuition, room and board, Princeton announced Thursday. Kate Gibson, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2022 The benefits schools provide players include tuition, room and board and stipends to cover cost-of-living expenses as part of scholarships. Joey Kaufman, USA TODAY, 20 Aug. 2022 To fill that stage, and essentially build it, the festival depended on its corps of 70 apprentices, most of whom, far from being paid for their work, instead paid for the privilege: $4,250 for tuition, room and board. New York Times, 6 July 2022 The state takes large chunks from their paychecks, forcing them to pay room and board, utilities and other expenses. The Arizona Republic, 18 July 2022 The money can be used for qualifying education expenses, such as tuition, room and board, textbooks, computers and travel. Robert H. Scott Iii, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2022 The average cost of an undergraduate degree in the U.S., including room and board and fees rose 169% between 1980 and 2019. Charisse Jones, USA TODAY, 11 July 2022 See More
Sarah Swetlik | Sswetlik@al.com, al, 13 Sep. 2022 Princeton University is expanding its financial-aid offerings, covering the cost of tuition, room and board for students from families earning less than $100,000 a year. Joseph Pisani, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 The Ivy League school is now offering a full ride to undergraduates from families earning up to $100,000 a year, and expects more than a quarter of its undergraduates will not pay anything for tuition, room and board, Princeton announced Thursday. Kate Gibson, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2022 The benefits schools provide players include tuition, room and board and stipends to cover cost-of-living expenses as part of scholarships. Joey Kaufman, USA TODAY, 20 Aug. 2022 To fill that stage, and essentially build it, the festival depended on its corps of 70 apprentices, most of whom, far from being paid for their work, instead paid for the privilege: $4,250 for tuition, room and board. New York Times, 6 July 2022 The state takes large chunks from their paychecks, forcing them to pay room and board, utilities and other expenses. The Arizona Republic, 18 July 2022 The money can be used for qualifying education expenses, such as tuition, room and board, textbooks, computers and travel. Robert H. Scott Iii, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2022 The average cost of an undergraduate degree in the U.S., including room and board and fees rose 169% between 1980 and 2019. Charisse Jones, USA TODAY, 11 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1849, in the meaning defined above