half-board vs half board

Both "half-board" and "half board" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Half-board" is commonly used in the hospitality industry to refer to a meal plan that includes breakfast and one other meal (usually dinner). On the other hand, "half board" is more commonly used in general contexts to describe a meal plan that includes breakfast and one other meal, without a hyphen.

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half-board

This phrase is correct and commonly used in the hospitality industry to refer to a meal plan that includes breakfast and one other meal.

Use "half-board" when referring to a meal plan that includes breakfast and one other meal, commonly used in the hospitality industry.

Examples:

The hotel offers a half-board package that includes breakfast and dinner.
We booked a half-board stay for our vacation.

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Six days, half-board, flights included.
And this is the room I share with Carlone. 1,200, half-board.
I can offer you a holiday package in Paraty, Brazil... with five days, four nights, which includes plane tickets... in-out transfers and four nights at an inn with half board.
Rome, Post office, 3 days, half board
Clarice still holds over half the board in her palm.
Mexican gangbangers and a half-breed strigoi on board.
I bet half the board, and I lost.
Caesar's probably smarter than half of those board members.
Half of the board members of Bass industries are alumni.
Even if Maggie and I weren't able to come to terms, she told me enough about the colony that I know I had half the board ready to sell.
But with half of the board in favor of selling, acting in good faith meant that you might lose.
Perry hired a forensic psychologist with a Harvard P.H.D and citations from half the medical boards in the country.
Gus, I kicked a board in half.
Gus, I kicked a board in half.
The Irish Government is clearly in breach of the directive because it evidently has no intention to either adequately resource or ensure the independence of an authority whose funding it has almost halved forcing the resignation of half its board.
The Titanic's lifeboats only had enough space to carry about half of those on board.
I thought maybe you'd gone off the deep end, parading around town half-naked, taking board meetings at Coney Island.
I'm about half an hour on board the ship.
From what I've seen, half the systems on board have been stolen from the Romulans, Klingon, Jarada, almost anyone they've ever had contact with.
In adopting its common position, the Council has to a significant extent endorsed the approach and aims proposed by the Commission and has taken on board nearly half of Parliament's 126 adopted amendments.

Alternatives:

meal plan with breakfast and dinner included
breakfast and dinner package

half board

This phrase is correct and commonly used in general contexts to describe a meal plan that includes breakfast and one other meal, without a hyphen.

Use "half board" when describing a meal plan that includes breakfast and one other meal in general contexts.