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- DictionaryHouse·hold/ˈhousˌ(h)ōld/
noun
- 1. a house and its occupants regarded as a unit: "the whole household was asleep"
noun. the people of a house collectively; a family including its servants. adjective. of or relating to a household: household furniture. for use in maintaining a home, especially for use in cooking, cleaning, laundering, repairing, etc., in the home: a household bleach. common or usual; ordinary. household. / ˈhaʊsˌhəʊld / noun.
2 days ago · A household is all the people in a family or group who live together in a house. ...growing up in a male-only household. Many poor households are experiencing real hardship. Synonyms: family, home, house, ménage More Synonyms of household.
Household can also be an adjective to describe — you guessed it — things that are in your house, like household appliances or household furniture. Definitions of household. noun. a social unit living together. synonyms: family, home, house, menage. see more. Pronunciation. US.
adjective. uk / ˈhaʊshəʊld / us. [ always before noun ] connected with or belonging to a home: household bills / expenses. household products / goods. a household name. someone or something that everyone knows: Her TV roles made her a household name. (Definition of household from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
1. the people of a house collectively; a family including any servants. adj. 2. of a household: household expenses. 3. for use in the home, esp. for cooking, cleaning, or laundering: household bleach; household appliances. 4. common; familiar: a household name in men's fashions.
Definition of household noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. household. noun. /ˈhaʊshəʊld/ all the people living together in a house or flat. Most households now own at least one car. The average household spends more on housing than on food. young people from low-income households. a one-parent/single-parent/two-parent household.
The person or persons who live in one house, apartment, etc.; variously, one person or a group, esp. a family. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: menage. home. house. family. folks. familiar. domestic. ordinary. common. domestic establishment. family unit. ménage. adjective.
