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单词 housekeeping
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housekeeping

noun
/ˈhaʊskiːpɪŋ/
/ˈhaʊskiːpɪŋ/
[uncountable]
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  1. 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
    housekeeping + noun
    • allowance
    • money
    See full entry
  2. 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.
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  3. (also housekeeping money especially in British English)
    the money used to buy food, cleaning materials and other things needed for taking care of a house
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • good
    • bad
    • poor
    housekeeping + noun
    • allowance
    • money
    See full entry
  4. 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.
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