{{Short description|Combined provision of accommodation and meals}} {{About|the general concept}} {{more footnotes needed|date=November 2012}} [[File:Endicott College Stoneridge Hall empty dorm room.jpg|thumb|250px|A dorm room at Endicott College in Beverly, Massachusetts, United States.]] '''Room and board''' describes an accommodation which, in exchange for money, labour or other compensation, a person is provided with a place to live in addition to meals. It is most common at higher educational institutions, such as colleges and universities; it may also be seen in hotel-style accommodation for short stays, or on remote research or industrial facilities, including Antarctica research stations or oil rigs.
==Definition== The two words in Room and board refer to the two main elements that are provided as part of a given exchange: *''Room'', or the space in which one rests or studies; these often contain a bed, desk, and dresser, but may also include an attached bathroom, shower, or closet space *''Board'', or the providing of food, equipment, and leasure; the use of this term may derive from the Old English ''bord'', meaning table.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Savelli |first=Mary |title=Old English Phrases |year=2011 |isbn=9781463780746 |pages=48}}</ref> Room and board is commonly provided in one of three formats; those are * ''Full board'', where the host provides three daily meals. * ''Half board'', where the host provides only two meals, typically breakfast and dinner, but less commonly breakfast and lunch. * ''Bed and breakfast'', where the host only provides sleeping space and breakfast.
==See also== <!---♦♦♦ Please keep the list in alphabetical order ♦♦♦---> *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== {{reflist}} * [http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/15/messages/521.html Room and Board - phrase meaning and origin] * [http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question30318.html I need to know where the phrase 'room and board' originated and w...] * [http://www.snopes.com/language/phrases/1500.htm Life in the 1500s]
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