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household

[ hous-hohld, -ohld ]

noun

  1. the people of a house collectively; a family including its servants.


adjective

  1. of or relating to a household:

    household furniture.

  2. for use in maintaining a home, especially for use in cooking, cleaning, laundering, repairing, etc., in the home:

    a household bleach.

  3. common or usual; ordinary.

household

/ ˈʊˌəʊ /

noun

  1. the people living together in one house collectively
  2. modifier of, relating to, or used in the running of a household; domestic

    household management

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of household1

First recorded in 1350–1400, household is from the Middle English word houshold. See house, hold 1
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He added: "With pressures on the replacement programme growing and with limited engineer availability, especially in rural areas, there's a real risk of prolonged disruption, particularly for vulnerable households."

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The household was vegetarian before this was trendy or socially acceptable, and yet not in an uppity way.

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Growing up in a Filipino household, food was central to everything.

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Trump’s own tariff policies, intended in theory to rebalance global trade to the benefit of U.S. manufacturers and farmers, risk immediate pain to American households and a prolonged economic crisis.

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About a third of M&S's clothing and household goods sales in the UK are through its online platforms and were worth some £1.2bn, according to its latest financial results.

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