HOUSEHOLD Definition & Meaning

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household

[ hous-hohld, -ohld ]

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noun

the people of a house collectively; a family including its servants.

adjective

of or relating to a household:
household furniture.
for use in maintaining a home, especially for use in cooking, cleaning, laundering, repairing, etc., in the home:
a household bleach.
common or usual; ordinary.

household

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noun

the people living together in one house collectively
modifier of, relating to, or used in the running of a household; domestic
household management

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of household¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, household is from the Middle English word houshold. See house, hold ¹

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In order to deal with the short-term pain, the authorities have an on-going cash transfer scheme to help 15 million poorer Nigerian households.

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“They also tend to spend more time out of the workforce because of caregiving, make up a larger share of single-parent households and are more likely to work part-time.”

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But February's figure comes ahead of the impact of tax rises on businesses and household energy and water bill increases on the economy, along with US tariffs.

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"It has been going on for years, but in the last few months it feels like the pressure on households has stepped up," she said.

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Last year, the Tax Foundation estimated that a 10% universal tariff would increase costs for American households by an average of $1,253 in its first year.

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