Lodging — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

structures collectively in which people are housed

the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈɑːdʒɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈɒdʒɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈɒdʒɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈɑːdʒɪŋ/.

Examples

the lodgment of the balloon in the tree
Where are you lodging in Paris?
lodge a bullet in the table

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stick file living accommodations lodgment accommodate housing deposit charge lodgement wedge lodge

Antonyms

dislodge

Parts of Speech

noun	structures collectively in which people are housed
noun	the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily “the lodgment of the balloon in the tree”
noun	the act of lodging
verb	be a lodger; stay temporarily “Where are you lodging in Paris?”
verb	put, fix, force, or implant “lodge a bullet in the table”
verb	file a formal charge against “The suspect was charged with murdering his wife”
verb	provide housing for “We are lodging three foreign students this semester”

Word Forms

house	verb	provide housing for
lodge	verb	put, fix, force, or implant
lodger	noun	a tenant in someone's house
lodge	noun	a small (rustic) house used as a temporary shelter
lodgings	noun	temporary living quarters
lodging	noun	the act of lodging
lodgement	noun	the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily
charge	noun	(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense
file	noun	office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order
filer	noun	a party who files a notice with a law court
accommodation	noun	living quarters provided for public convenience

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unterkunft

Strukturen, in denen Menschen untergebracht sind

🇫🇷French

hébergement

structures collectives dans lesquelles les personnes sont hébergées

🇪🇸Spanish

alojamiento

Estructuras colectivas en las que se aloja a las personas.

🇮🇹Italian

alloggio

strutture collettive in cui sono ospitate le persone

🇳🇱Dutch

onderdak

collectieve structuren waarin mensen zijn gehuisvest

🇵🇹Portuguese

alojamento

estruturas coletivas nas quais as pessoas estão alojadas

🇷🇺Russian

жилье

структуры, в которых коллективно проживают люди

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अस्थायी आवास

सामूहिक रूप से संरचनाएँ जिनमें लोगों को रखा जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

বাসস্থান

সম্মিলিতভাবে কাঠামো যেখানে মানুষ রাখা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

தங்கும் இடம்

மக்கள் வசிக்கும் கட்டமைப்புகள்

🇮🇳Telugu

బస

సమిష్టిగా ప్రజలు నివసించే నిర్మాణాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

निवास

एकत्रितपणे ज्या संरचनांमध्ये लोक राहतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

રહેઠાણ

સામૂહિક રીતે રચનાઓ જેમાં લોકો રહે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಸತಿ

ಒಟ್ಟಾರೆಯಾಗಿ ಜನರು ನೆಲೆಸಿರುವ ರಚನೆಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

താമസം

ആളുകളെ പാർപ്പിച്ചിരിക്കുന്ന ഘടനകൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਿਹਾਇਸ਼

ਸੰਰਚਨਾਵਾਂ ਸਮੂਹਿਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਲੋਕ ਰੱਖੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

قیام

ڈھانچے اجتماعی طور پر جن میں لوگ رہتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

住宿

人们居住的集体建筑

🇯🇵Japanese

宿泊

人々が集合的に居住する構造物

🇰🇷Korean

하숙

사람들이 집합적으로 거주하는 구조물

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chỗ ở

các cấu trúc chung trong đó mọi người ở

🇹🇭Thai

ที่พัก

โครงสร้างรวมที่ผู้คนอาศัยอยู่

🇮🇩Indonesian

penginapan

struktur kolektif di mana orang-orang ditampung

🇵🇭Filipino

panuluyan

mga istrukturang sama-samang tinitirhan ng mga tao

🇲🇾Malay

penginapan

struktur secara kolektif di mana orang ditempatkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إقامة

الهياكل الجماعية التي يسكنها الناس

🇮🇷Persian

اسکان

ساختارهای جمعی که افراد در آن اسکان داده می شوند

🇹🇷Turkish

konaklama

İnsanların topluca barındığı yapılar

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִינָה

מבנים קולקטיביים בהם שוכנים אנשים

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The primary meaning of 'lodging' is 'structures collectively in which people are housed'.

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Using 'lodging' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'lodging' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'lodging' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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