Roommate

A roommate is a person who shares a room, apartment (British flat) or house with others.^[1] A housemate (mainly British) is someone who shares a house with others.^[2] For students living on a university campus, having at least one roommate is a traditional arrangement. Most college and university dormitories are designed for two roommates.^[3] There is a new trend among college students to request a room to themselves.^[3] Many colleges and universities are very willing to give what is called a 'super single' to one student who wants privacy.^[3]

The reason many get one or more roommates is to save money. As rents keep increasing, they are sometimes going up faster than wages in an area.^[4]

1. ↑ "roommate". Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
2. ↑ "housemate". Oxford Dictionaries. Retrieved 3 January 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} David R. Wheeler (11 February 2014). "The End of the College Roommate?". The Atlantic. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
4. ↑ Les Christie (5 November 2014). "The latest trend in housing? Roommates". CNN Money. Retrieved 3 January 2016.