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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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51Թ 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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Players don a pair of high-tech glasses called "Dateviators" that turn household objects including fridges, doors and lamps into potential love interests.

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In 2022, following the start of the Ukraine war, the Conservative government responded to higher energy prices by stepping in to help households with their bills.

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I met him a couple of years ago at my local Home Depot, and have hired him a few times to haul away household detritus.

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And we have all literally "translocated" organisms from one place to another, Verrelli said, because we wanted to — flowers and household pets, for example.

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Her neighbours held a meeting; about 40 households decided to subscribe to a private firm.

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