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housekeeping

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈhaʊsˌkiːpɪŋ/ · UK /ˈhaʊskiːpɪŋ/

housekeeping means: The work of keeping a home, hotel, or other place clean and tidy.

noun

CLEANINGB2

The work of keeping a home, hotel, or other place clean and tidy.

  • I do most of the housekeeping.
  • The hotel needs more housekeeping staff.
  • Fresh towels are available from housekeeping.

Similar words: cleaning, housework

Common phrases: do the housekeeping, housekeeping staff, housekeeping duties

ROUTINE PREPARATIONC1

Small routine jobs that prepare or organize things so the main work can happen.

  • We need to do some housekeeping first.
  • The program handles housekeeping before processing the data.
  • Deleting old files is part of our weekly housekeeping.

Similar words: preparatory work, routine maintenance

Common phrases: general housekeeping, housekeeping tasks, routine housekeeping

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTSC1

Practical information given to people before a meeting, show, or other event starts.

  • First, a little housekeeping: please silence your phones.
  • She covered the housekeeping before introducing the speaker.
  • There are two housekeeping announcements before we begin.

Similar words: preliminary announcements

Common phrases: some quick housekeeping, housekeeping announcements, housekeeping matters

Questions about housekeeping

What does housekeeping mean?

The work of keeping a home, hotel, or other place clean and tidy.

What is housekeeping in other languages?

Türkçe: ev işleri · Español: limpieza · Français: ménage · Deutsch: Hausarbeit · Italiano: pulizie · 日本語: 家事

How do you pronounce housekeeping?

In American English /ˈhaʊsˌkiːpɪŋ/; in British English /ˈhaʊskiːpɪŋ/.

How do you use housekeeping in a sentence?

I do most of the housekeeping. The hotel needs more housekeeping staff.

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