Housekeeping

Quick meaning: Housekeeping is a noun meaning The chores of maintaining a house as a residence, especially cleaning.

Meaning

The chores of maintaining a house as a residence, especially cleaning.

More Meanings

1. Any general tasks that involve preparation.
2. Announcements that must be made before a show or event can begin.
3. Hospitality; a liberal and hospitable table; a supply of provisions.

Example Sentences

Thank you all for coming! Just some quick housekeeping before we get underway, the emergency exits are to your left.

The computer program does some general housekeeping involving initializing variables and opening files before beginning the main processing.

Those who with us would have their own little housekeepings and cooking, have not the means, nor perhaps the taste, for such domestic comfort, and take their victuals at the trattoria, or cook-shop.

"Care not thou about that," said Joliffe; "but tell me, softly and hastily, what is in the pantry?" "Small housekeeping enough," said Phoebe; "a cold capon and some comfits, and the great standing venison pasty, with plenty of spice — a manchet or two besides, and that is all."

Word Forms

• housekeepings

Synonyms for housekeeping

Depending on context, synonyms include housework.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include housework, housecleaning, homemaking, housekeeper, homemaker, household.

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