housekeeping

1. (countable, uncountable)The chores of maintaining a house as a residence, especially cleaning.

   Haushaltung, Hausarbeit, Haushalt

   домово́дствоdomovódstvo, дома́шнее хозя́йствоdomášneje xozjájstvo

   the work of cleaning and running a house

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

   (countable, metonymically, uncountable)Those workers of an establishment who maintain a house through cleaning, etc.

3. (countable, uncountable)Any general tasks that involve preparation.

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

4. (countable, uncountable)Announcements that must be made before a show or event can begin.

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

5. (countable, uncountable)Hospitality; a liberal and hospitable table; a supply of provisions.

1. We should be frugal in housekeeping.

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2. During the weekends, she does housekeeping as a second job.

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3. Housekeeping is part of your work as a social care provider.

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4. Karl didn't order housekeeping.

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5. She was doing the housekeeping.

   deSie war mit der Hausarbeit beschäftigt. — Sudajaengi

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