1. a house where people pay to live and receive meals

Examples

• The college student rented a room at a boardinghouse near campus.
• Mrs. Johnson ran a small boardinghouse for traveling salesmen.
• The old boardinghouse provided breakfast and dinner for its residents.
• He lived in a boardinghouse while saving money for his own apartment.
• The boardinghouse had strict rules about visitors and curfews.
• Many immigrants stayed in boardinghouses when they first arrived in the city.