billeting

verb

Definition of billetingnext
present participle of billet
as in housing
to provide with living quarters or shelter every colonial household was expected to billet a British soldier

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for billeting
  1. lodging
  2. accommodating
  3. sheltering
  4. boarding
Verb
  • There’s also a strong farm-to-table food scene and lodging at many price points.
    Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
  • This approach aims to increase productivity by over 50 percent, enabling the company to expand its product range to mid-rise townhouses, multi-family homes, and lodging facilities.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of lodging
Verb
  • The interior is accommodating and attractive.
    Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The most recent leg up is a direct result of anticipation that the Fed likely will not be as accommodating in 2025 following a full percentage point cut in benchmark borrowing rates since September, according to Michael Darda, chief economist and macrostrategist at Roth Capital Partners.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of accommodating
Verb
  • His supporters finally ended the siege hours later after one protester was shot dead by Capitol police as the mob tried to break into the House gallery where terrified lawmakers were sheltering.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Winter has now arrived, and hundreds of thousands are sheltering in tents near the sea.
    Compiled byDemocrat-Gazette stafffrom wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of sheltering
Verb
  • Many times, that friend never shows up, or arrives 90 minutes later, when the plane is boarding.
    Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Even something as straightforward-seeming as passengers boarding and disembarking from the ship is more complicated here.
    Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of boarding
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