housekeeping

[ hous-kee-ping ]

/ ˈhaʊsˌki pɪŋ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR housekeeping ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

the maintenance of a house or domestic establishment.

the management of household affairs.

the management, care, and servicing of property and equipment of an industrial or commercial building or organization.

the ongoing routine, procedures, operations, and management of a commercial enterprise, government, organization, or the like.

Computers. system tasks, as initialization and managing peripheral devices, that must be done to permit a computer program to execute properly but that do not directly contribute to program output.

Origin of housekeeping

First recorded in 1530–40; house + keeping

Words nearby housekeeping

household troops, household word, househusband, housekeep, housekeeper, housekeeping, housel, Houselander, house league, houseleek, houseless

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Example sentences from the Web for housekeeping

He moves her with no more concern for her condition than if she were a bag of dirty linen left behind by housekeeping.
Ray Rice Should Have Remembered His 'Kindness' Anti-Bullying Wristband|Michael Daly|September 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Housekeeping: I have some travel today and tomorrow, so this is today's last post.
How to Make Seniors Suspicious of Ryan and Romney|Michael Tomasky|August 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Taking on the role of emcee, Jimmy Kimmel shared a few housekeeping reminders with the audience.
White House Correspondents Dinner: 9 Best Moments (Video)|Brittany Jones-Cooper|April 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The housekeeping keys are in my top bureau drawer, left hand end.
Those Dale Girls|Frank Weston Carruth

Our housekeeping is not satisfactory to us, but perhaps a phalanx, a community, might be.
Essays, Second Series|Ralph Waldo Emerson
Housekeeping, however, without a fire is a very sorry affair, something like the housekeeping of children in their toy-houses.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 69, No. 425, March, 1851|Various
I shall have to write to Bert and tell him what we think of his housekeeping.
The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat|Janet Aldridge
I have lots more things to tell you about my housekeeping but I must stop 286 now.
Molly Brown's Post-Graduate Days|Nell Speed

British Dictionary definitions for housekeeping

housekeeping

/ (ˈhaʊsˌkiːpɪŋ) /

noun

the running of a household

money allocated for the running of a household

organization and tidiness in general, as of an office, shop, etc

the general maintenance of a computer storage system, including removal of obsolete files, documentation, security copying, etc

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单词	housekeeping
释义	housekeeping [ hous-kee-ping ] / ˈhaʊsˌki pɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR housekeeping ON THESAURUS.COM noun the maintenance of a house or domestic establishment. the management of household affairs. the management, care, and servicing of property and equipment of an industrial or commercial building or organization. the ongoing routine, procedures, operations, and management of a commercial enterprise, government, organization, or the like. Computers. system tasks, as initialization and managing peripheral devices, that must be done to permit a computer program to execute properly but that do not directly contribute to program output. Origin of housekeeping First recorded in 1530–40; house + keeping Words nearby housekeeping household troops, household word, househusband, housekeep, housekeeper, housekeeping, housel, Houselander, house league, houseleek, houseless Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for housekeeping He moves her with no more concern for her condition than if she were a bag of dirty linen left behind by housekeeping. Ray Rice Should Have Remembered His 'Kindness' Anti-Bullying Wristband\|Michael Daly\|September 10, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Housekeeping: I have some travel today and tomorrow, so this is today's last post. How to Make Seniors Suspicious of Ryan and Romney\|Michael Tomasky\|August 22, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Taking on the role of emcee, Jimmy Kimmel shared a few housekeeping reminders with the audience. White House Correspondents Dinner: 9 Best Moments (Video)\|Brittany Jones-Cooper\|April 29, 2012\|DAILY BEAST The housekeeping keys are in my top bureau drawer, left hand end. Those Dale Girls\|Frank Weston Carruth Our housekeeping is not satisfactory to us, but perhaps a phalanx, a community, might be. Essays, Second Series\|Ralph Waldo Emerson Housekeeping, however, without a fire is a very sorry affair, something like the housekeeping of children in their toy-houses. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 69, No. 425, March, 1851\|Various I shall have to write to Bert and tell him what we think of his housekeeping. The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat\|Janet Aldridge I have lots more things to tell you about my housekeeping but I must stop 286 now. Molly Brown's Post-Graduate Days\|Nell Speed British Dictionary definitions for housekeeping housekeeping / (ˈhaʊsˌkiːpɪŋ) / noun the running of a household money allocated for the running of a household organization and tidiness in general, as of an office, shop, etc the general maintenance of a computer storage system, including removal of obsolete files, documentation, security copying, etc 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 Words related to housekeeping housework, housewifery, domestic science
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housekeeping

noun

Origin of housekeeping

Words nearby housekeeping

Example sentences from the Web for housekeeping

British Dictionary definitions for housekeeping

noun

Words related to housekeeping