Room and board

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Room and board is a phrase describing a situation in which, in exchange for money, labour or other considerations, a person is provided with a place to live as well as meals. It commonly occurs as a fee at higher educational institutions, such as colleges and universities; it also occurs in hotel-style accommodation for short stays.

• Room refers to a bedroom provided, sometimes private and sometimes with an ensuite bathroom.
• Board refers to the food being provided.

Two commonly encountered boards are:

• Half Board, where the host provides only breakfast and dinner meals.
• Full Board, where the host provides three daily meals.

Another option is:

• Bed and breakfast, literally, a place to sleep and where breakfast is provided.

• Bistro, a type of informal French restaurant
• Boarding house, a lodging establishment
• Boarding school
• Parlour boarder, an archaic term for a category of pupil at boarding school
• Sideboard, an article of furniture from which food is served in a dining room

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