housekeeping

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• housekeeping — house‧keep‧ing [ˈhaʊsˌkiːpɪŋ] noun [uncountable] 1. the work and organization of the things that need to be done in a house or hotel, such as cleaning and cooking: • Guests must vacate their rooms by 11 a.m. so that the housekeeping staff can… …   Financial and business terms

• Housekeeping — House keep ing, n. 1. The state of occupying a dwelling house as a householder. [1913 Webster] 2. Care of domestic concerns; management of a house and home affairs. [1913 Webster] 3. Hospitality; a liberal and hospitable table; a supply of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Housekeeping — House keep ing, a. Domestic; used in a family; as, housekeeping commodities. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• housekeeping — index domestic (household), household (domestic) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• housekeeping — 1540s, from HOUSE (Cf. house) (n.) + prp. of KEEP (Cf. keep) …   Etymology dictionary

• housekeeping — [hous′kēp′iŋ] n. 1. the work of a housekeeper 2. internal management of affairs, as of a business …   English World dictionary

• Housekeeping — For other uses, see Housekeeping (disambiguation). Broom, sponge and towel Housekeeping is the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a home. It is one of the many chores included in the term housework. Housecleaning includes activities… …   Wikipedia

• housekeeping — [[t]ha͟ʊskiːpɪŋ[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Housekeeping is the work and organization involved in running a home, including the shopping and cleaning. I thought that cooking and housekeeping were unimportant, easy tasks. 2) N UNCOUNT Housekeeping is the… …   English dictionary

• Housekeeping — El término Housekeeping puede referise a varias cosas: El Housekeeping es el nombre del sistema de y programa utilizando en la nasa para controlar las naves. Administración del conocido juego Habbo Hotel. Housekeeping es el título de la segunda… …   Wikipedia Español

• housekeeping — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ good ▪ The company has made considerable savings through good housekeeping, such as avoiding wastage. ▪ bad, poor ▪ My financial problems were made worse by my bad housekeeping …   Collocations dictionary

• housekeeping — n. 1) to do housekeeping 2) light housekeeping * * * [ haʊsˌkiːpɪŋ] light housekeeping to do housekeeping …   Combinatory dictionary