Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lodgment

/ˈlɑd͡ʒmənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: lodg-ment
IPA: /ˈlɑd͡ʒmənt/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An area used for lodging; a place in which a person or thing is or can be lodged.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The condition of being lodged.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of lodging or depositing.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The occupation of a position by a besieging party, and the works thrown up to maintain it.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Rawdon was denied the door by Mr. Bowls; his servants could not get a lodgment in the house at Park Lane; his letters were sent back unopened."
"The door opened, and Marvel made a frantic effort to obtain a lodgment behind it."
"If the surprisor and the surprisee are mutually astonished, then, indeed, there is a tangle out of which anything may emerge, for two explanations are necessary at the one moment, and two explanations can no more hold the same position in time than two bodies can occupy the same lodgment in space."
"In the case of a wood-engraving the reverse takes place. It is not those parts removed by the burin that afford lodgment for the printer's ink, but the surface left standing and untouched by it."
"The alarms were real: the West could indeed lose its oldest and most strategic lodgment point in the Arab Middle East […]"
"See also quotations under lodgement."

Etymology

From Middle French logement, from loger (“to lodge”) + -ment.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: logement

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈlɑd͡ʒmənt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

lodgments (plural) lodgement (alternative)

Synonyms

lodgement lodging

Questions

How do you pronounce lodgment?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɑd͡ʒmənt/.
What does lodgment mean?: An area used for lodging; a place in which a person or thing is or can be lodged.
Where does lodgment come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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