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 on a comprehensive basis. 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.
Definition
[edit]- Room refers to a private bedroom provided, sometimes with a private ensuite bathroom.
- Board may refer to the food being provided, or alternatively, the table on which food is served.
With a room and board arrangement, the renter has a private bedroom and shares the rest of the house with the person renting out the room. This is different from renting where the renter has private living areas, including a bedroom, bathroom and kitchen.
Two commonly encountered boards are:
- Half Board, where the host provides only breakfast and dinner meals.
- Full Board, where the host provides all three daily meals.
Another option is:
- Bed and breakfast, literally, a place to sleep and where breakfast is provided.
See also
[edit]- 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
References
[edit]- http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/15/messages/521.html
- http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question30318.html
- http://www.snopes.com/language/phrases/1500.htm
External links
[edit]The dictionary definition of room and board at Wiktionary