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   house·keep·ing

   /ˈhousˌkēpiNG/

   noun

   • 1. the management of household affairs: "I took care of the housekeeping and cooked most of the meals"
   • ▪ money set aside or given for the management of household affairs: "writing barely pays my part of the housekeeping"
   • ▪ a department within a hotel or other residential facility that oversees the cleaning of rooms and the provision of necessities such as towels and glassware: US "you'll never have to nag housekeeping for a set of dry towels"
   • 2. operations such as record-keeping or maintenance in an organization or a computer that make work possible but do not directly constitute its performance.
   • ▪ the regulation of metabolic functions that are common to all cells: "housekeeping genes"

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › housekeepingHousekeeping Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of HOUSEKEEPING is the management of a house and home affairs. How to use housekeeping in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHOUSEKEEPING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   HOUSEKEEPING definition: 1. the management of a home and the work that needs to be done in it, such as cleaning : 2. the…. Learn more.

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   Housekeeping is the management and routine support activities of running and maintaining an organized physical institution occupied or used by people, like a house, ship, hospital or factory, such as cleaning, tidying/organizing, cooking, shopping, and bill payment.

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   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.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHOUSEKEEPING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Housekeeping is the work and organization involved in running a home, including the shopping and cleaning.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › housekeepingHousekeeping - definition of housekeeping by The Free Dictionary

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   n. 1. the running of a household. 2. (Banking & Finance) money allocated for the running of a household. 3. organization and tidiness in general, as of an office, shop, etc. 4. (Computer Science) the general maintenance of a computer storage system, including removal of obsolete files, documentation, security copying, etc.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › housekeepingHousekeeping - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   /ˌhaʊsˈkipɪŋ/ /ˈhaʊskipiŋ/ IPA guide. Other forms: housekeepings. Definitions of housekeeping. noun. the work of cleaning and running a house. synonyms: housework. see more. Pronunciation. US. /ˌhaʊsˈkipɪŋ/ UK. /ˈhaʊskipiŋ/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Housekeeping."

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionhousekeeping noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of housekeeping noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishHOUSEKEEPING | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    HOUSEKEEPING definition: the cleaning and cooking that you do in your home. Learn more.

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    housekeeping meaning, definition, what is housekeeping: the work and organization of things that...: Learn more.