Household

  • 11household — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ average ▪ The average household spends more on housing than on food. ▪ domestic, private, etc. ▪ rural …

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  • 12household — house|hold1 W2S2 [ˈhaushəuld US hould] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: house + hold keeping, maintaining ] all the people who live together in one house = ↑house ▪ A growing number of households have at least one computer. ▪ Families are classified… …

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  • 13household — I UK [ˈhaʊsˌhəʊld] / US [ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld] noun [countable] Word forms household : singular household plural households *** the people who live in a house or flat when they are considered as a single unit What percentage of the city s households live… …

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  • 14Household — Geoffrey Edward West Household (* 30. November 1900 in Bristol; † 4. Oktober 1988 in Banbury, England) war ein Autor, bekannt durch den Verfolgungsroman Rogue Male (dt.: Einzelgänger, männlich). Leben Geoffrey Household wuchs in Bristol auf, von… …

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  • 15household — house|hold1 [ haus,hould ] noun count *** the people who live in a house or apartment considered as a single unit: What percentage of the city s households live in poverty? a one /two /four person household household house|hold 2 [ haus,hould ]… …

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  • 16household — 1 noun (C) BrE all the people who live together in one house 2 adjective (only before a noun) 1 connected with looking after a house and the people in it; domestic: household goods/products/items: washing powder and other household products |… …

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  • 17household — house•hold [[t]ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld, ˌoʊld[/t]] n. 1) the people of a house collectively; a family including any servants 2) of a household: household expenses[/ex] 3) for use in the home, esp. for cooking, cleaning, or laundering: household bleach;… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 18household — n. 1 the occupants of a house regarded as a unit. 2 a house and its affairs. 3 (prec. by the) (in the UK) the royal household. Phrases and idioms: household gods 1 gods presiding over a household, esp. the lares and penates. 2 the essentials of… …

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  • 19household — /ˈhaʊshoʊld / (say howshohld) noun 1. the people of a house collectively; in previous times, a family, including servants, etc.; a domestic establishment. –adjective 2. of or relating to a household; domestic: household furniture. 3. used for… …

  • 20household — I. noun Date: 14th century those who dwell under the same roof and compose a family; also a social unit composed of those living together in the same dwelling II. adjective Date: 14th century 1. of or relating to a household ; domestic < cooking&#8230; …

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