verb
lodge
LAHJ/lˈɑdʒ/
To submit something officially for consideration.
A woman lodges a complaint at the counter as a clerk stamps it.
Etymology
Old French logier concerned providing lodging. In English, placing someone in accommodation broadened to putting something in a particular place, then to depositing a complaint or similar item with an official.
In context
If what you buy doesn't match its description, you can come lodge a complaint, and we'll trace it back to the appraiser personally— we're accountable to every customer.
More examples
- Residents can lodge objections before the council votes.
- She lodged a formal complaint with the school board.
- You must lodge your claim within thirty days.
Forms
lodge · lodges · lodged · lodging