Words / B2

LOJ/lɒdʒ/

To lodge is to make a formal complaint or claim, or to stay somewhere temporarily: lodge an appeal; lodge with a host. File is the paperwork twin; stay is everyday housing. Lodge the appeal within ten working days. Noun: a lodge can be a small house. Mix-up: log is a record; dislodge is to knock out of place. Do not write lodge for an informal moan in a corridor.

Meaning

To make a formal complaint or claim; also to stay somewhere temporarily.

Examples

• “Lodge the appeal on the portal within ten working days.”
• “She lodged with a host family in Lyon, which is the stay sense.”

Good to know

lodge a complaint / appeal / claim; lodge with. Everyday stay: stay. Trap: log / dislodge. Exams office and MFL trips. Official filing or temporary stay.

Near in meaning

file

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