lodging
gb/lˈɑd͡ʒɪŋ/ us/lˈɑd͡ʒɪŋ/
B2
English
szállás, benyújtás, albérlet, bérelt szoba
NOUN
B2
1
szállás
A2
Usage pattern:
lodging for [someone]; lodging in/near [place]; [adjective] lodging
We need to find lodging near the conference center.
Szállást kell találnunk a konferenciaközpont közelében.
The tour price includes meals and overnight lodging.
A túra ára tartalmazza az étkezést és az éjszakai szállást.
Affordable lodging is hard to find in the city during the festival.
Learner examples
I booked lodging for two nights.
Két éjszakára foglaltam szállást.
Our school found lodging for the students.
Az iskolánk szállást talált a diákoknak.
Common mistake:
Do not confuse lodging with luggage; luggage means the bags you travel with.
Meaning
temporary place to stay
Collocations
find lodging
|book lodging
|temporary lodging
|overnight lodging
|affordable lodging
|student lodging
|lodging costs
|lodging expenses
|lodging options
|provide lodging
Synonyms
accommodation (more common in British English and often uncountable)
|
place to stay (more informal and everyday)
|
quarters (often used for soldiers, workers, or students)
Themes
travel
|housing
|daily_life
Definition
A place where you can stay for a short time, for example on a trip.
Temporary accommodation, or a place used for staying overnight or for a short period.
NOUN
C1
FORMAL
2
benyújtás
B2
Usage pattern:
the lodging of [a complaint/appeal/claim/application]
The deadline for the lodging of appeals is Friday at 5 p.m.
A fellebbezések benyújtásának határideje pénteken 17 órakor van.
The company allows online lodging of insurance claims.
A cég lehetővé teszi a biztosítási kárigények online benyújtását.
After the lodging of a formal complaint, the agency opened an investigation.
Learner examples
The lodging of the application must be done online.
A jelentkezés benyújtását online kell elvégezni.
Late lodging of a claim may cause delays.
A kárigény késedelmes benyújtása csúszást okozhat.
Common mistake:
This noun is formal; in everyday English, filing or submitting is usually more natural.
Meaning
formal submission of documents
Collocations
lodging of a complaint
|lodging of an appeal
|lodging of a claim
|lodging of an application
|formal lodging
|online lodging
|late lodging
|lodging deadline
Synonyms
filing (common in legal and administrative contexts, especially for documents)
|
submission (broader and less tied to complaints or court procedures)
Antonyms
withdrawal (the act of taking back a complaint, appeal, or claim after it has been submitted)
Themes
law
|administration
|business
Definition
The formal act of sending an official complaint or document to someone in authority.
The act of formally submitting a complaint, appeal, claim, application, or document to an authority.
NOUN
B2
3
albérlet
B1
bérelt szoba
B1
Usage pattern:
usually plural: lodgings; [someone's] lodgings; take/find lodgings
She found cheap lodgings above a café.
Olcsó albérletet talált egy kávézó fölött.
The actor returned to his lodgings after the rehearsal.
A színész a próba után visszatért az albérletébe.
Many students look for private lodgings near the university.
Learner examples
He lives in lodgings near his college.
A főiskolája közelében lakik albérletben.
They found clean lodgings in the town.
Tiszta albérletet találtak a városban.
Common mistake:
This sense is usually plural: lodgings, not a lodging, when referring to rented rooms.
Meaning
rented rooms for living
Collocations
find lodgings
|take lodgings
|cheap lodgings
|student lodgings
|private lodgings
|rented lodgings
|temporary lodgings
|comfortable lodgings
Synonyms
rented room (more specific and everyday)
|
accommodation (broader; can include hotels or other places)
|
room (simpler but less precise)
Themes
housing
|daily_life
Definition
Rooms that someone rents to live in for a while.
Rooms rented as a place to live, often in someone else's house and usually for a limited time.
Grammar
Dictionary form
lodging
IPA
GB/lˈɑd͡ʒɪŋ/
US/lˈɑd͡ʒɪŋ/
Syllables & stress
lodging (1 syllable)
Stress on 1st syllable (lodging)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: lodging
- Plural: lodging, lodgings
Expressions
board and lodging
1/bˈɔɹd ˈænd lˈɑd͡ʒɪŋ/
fixed phrase
meals and accommodation
Food and a place to sleep.
Examples
- The farm job includes board and lodging.
- Workers received a small wage plus board and lodging.
- The course fee covers tuition, board and lodging.
Learner examples
- The camp provides board and lodging.
- My job includes board and lodging.
lodging house
1/lˈɑd͡ʒɪŋ hˈaʊs/
fixed phrase
formal
house with rentable rooms
A house where people pay to rent rooms.
Examples
- The city requires every lodging house to meet fire-safety rules.
- He spent his first month in a cheap lodging house near the station.
- The old building had once been a lodging house for factory workers.
Learner examples
- She stayed in a small lodging house.
- The lodging house had ten rooms.