housekeeping
noun /ˈhaʊskiːpɪŋ/
/ˈhaʊskiːpɪŋ/
[uncountable]- the work involved in taking care of a house, especially shopping and managing money
- My financial problems were made worse by my bad housekeeping.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- bad
- poor
- …
- allowance
- money
- the department in a hotel, a hospital, an office building, etc. that is responsible for cleaning the rooms, etc.
- Call housekeeping and ask them to bring us some clean towels.
- (also housekeeping money especially in British English)the money used to buy food, cleaning materials and other things needed for taking care of a houseOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- good
- bad
- poor
- …
- allowance
- money
- jobs that are done to enable an organization or computer system to work well
- The company has made considerable savings through good housekeeping, such as avoiding wastage.
- Most large companies now use computers for accounting and housekeeping operations.