lodging

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ˈlɑdʒɪŋ/ UK /ˈlɒdʒɪŋ/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
a temporary place to stay; rented accommodation

They sought lodging at a small inn for the night.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a temporary place to stay;... accommodation quarters housing shelter boarddwellingrooms

Word family

Related forms lodge lodger dislodge

Etymology

From lodge (from Old French loge 'hut, dwelling', from Frankish *laubja 'shelter') + the noun-forming suffix -ing.

loge Old French *laubja Frankish

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Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives

# lodging

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈlɑdʒɪŋ
**IPA (UK):** ˈlɒdʒɪŋ

## Meanings
1. a temporary place to stay; rented accommodation

## Examples
- They sought lodging at a small inn for the night.

## Synonyms
- accommodation
- quarters
- housing
- shelter
- board
- dwelling
- rooms

## Related Forms
- lodge
- lodger
- dislodge

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: loge
- Root: *laubja

## Etymology
From lodge (from Old French loge 'hut, dwelling', from Frankish *laubja 'shelter') + the noun-forming suffix -ing.

## AI Etymology
Lodging comes from lodge (from Old French loge 'hut, dwelling', from Frankish *laubja 'shelter') + the noun-forming suffix -ing. The etymological trail includes Old French loge and Frankish *laubja. As a noun, lodging means a temporary place to stay; rented accommodation. The same family is visible in related forms such as lodge, lodger, and dislodge. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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