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TOEFL BNC: 1644 COCA: 1967

household
1 household /ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld/ noun
plural households
1 household
/ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld/
noun
plural households
Learner's definition of HOUSEHOLD
[count]
: the people in a family or other group that are living together in one house一家人；家庭；同住一所房子的人
2 household /ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld/ adjective
2 household
/ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld/
adjective
Learner's definition of HOUSEHOLD
always used before a noun
1 
: of or relating to a house or to the people living in a house家的；家人的；同住一所房子的人的
2 
: known to many people : familiar or common家喻户晓的；熟悉的
TOEFL BNC: 1644 COCA: 1967

household

1 of 2

noun

house·​hold ˈhau̇s-ˌhōld How to pronounce household (audio)
ˈhau̇-ˌsōld
: those who dwell under the same roof and compose a family
also : a social unit composed of those living together in the same dwelling

household

2 of 2

adjective

1
: of or relating to a household : domestic
cooking and other household arts
2
: familiar, common
a household name

Synonyms

Noun

Adjective

Example Sentences

Noun At that time, not many households had telephones. the dish became a household word because of the sudden popularity of the cuisine Adjective they spent the weekend at home, attending to household chores “ozone” is now a household word, thanks to global warming
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
In the meantime, the 250 employees will work fewer days, with drops in pay just as inflation is gnawing at household budgets. John Leicester, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Sep. 2022 Blistering inflation is taking a toll on household budgets, with a majority of Americans now saying that rising prices are causing them financial hardship, according to a new poll from Gallup. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2022 Rapidly rising prices for food, as well as energy, and lagging wage growth are squeezing household budgets. Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022 Republican minority leaders in the House and Senate have argued this tax relief is too modest given the high inflation and gasoline prices that hurt many household budgets this past spring and summer. Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 2 Sep. 2022 Their proposals, which include suspending environmental levies or cutting a sales tax, have been dismissed by analysts as too little to avert the unprecedented hit to household budgets. Reuters, CNN, 26 Aug. 2022 Retail spending has softened this year as higher fuel and food prices sap household budgets and people set aside more money for dining out and entertainment. Kathryn Hardison, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022 The move was made to help Clay residents fight inflation and help with their household budgets as prices for other goods and services go up, officials said. al, 24 Aug. 2022 Higher: Consumer prices in Britain are rising at the fastest pace since 1982, intensifying the pressure on household budgets squeezed by high energy and food costs. New York Times, 20 Aug. 2022
Adjective
To address this, Netflix is testing ways for subscribers in certain countries such as Peru and Chile to pay $2 to $3 more to add non-household members to their plans. Wendy Leestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2022 The toughest restrictions since the pandemic began are to go into effect today, including an unprecedented move to limit multi-household gatherings on private premises to two families. Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 10 Feb. 2022 The toughest restrictions since the pandemic began are set to come into effect on Thursday, including an unprecedented move to limit multi-household gatherings on private premises to two families. Shirley Zhao, Bloomberg.com, 9 Feb. 2022 Non-household members visited us outside in the backyard. Rob Relyea, CNN, 13 Apr. 2022 As with other tests the streamer has conducted, there’s no guarantee that the option to pay for non-household members will end up permanently part of the service. Todd Spangler, Variety, 16 Mar. 2022 One option is the installation of solar panels on a free-standing building, such as a house, or a multi-household dwelling. University Of Houston Energy Fellows, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2021 Parents should also be aware of the possibility of intra-household transmission to themselves or their other children. BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2021 Naomi Osaka, a Japanese citizen who has spent all but the first three years of her life in the U.S., and is now one of the biggest stars in tennis, got bounced out of the Olympics by a non-household name in the second round. Joe Queenan, WSJ, 30 July 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of household was in the 14th century

Phrases Containing household
TOEFL BNC: 1644 COCA: 1967
household

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + HOUSEHOLD | HOUSEHOLD + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤average一般的家庭◇The average household spends more on housing than on food.一般家庭在住房上的花銷多於食物。➤domestic, private, etc.家庭、私人等住戶▸➤rural, urban鄉村／城市家庭➤poor, wealthy貧窮／富裕家庭➤royal王室◇He was a member of the royal household.他是王室成員。➤middle-class, working-class中產階級／工人階級家庭▸➤high-income, low-income, poor, etc.高收入、低收入、貧困等家庭▸➤family, married-couple, single-parent, single-person, etc.家庭、夫妻家庭、單親家庭、單身家庭等VERB + HOUSEHOLD➤maintain, manage, run維護家庭；管理家務；操持家務▸➤head掌管家庭◇households headed by a single parent單親支撑的家庭➤set up建立家庭◇Becoming an adult and setting up a household no longer mean the same thing.長大成人與成家立戶已不再是一回事了。HOUSEHOLD + NOUN➤appliance, contents, furniture, goods, item, product家用電器；家居財物；傢具；家庭用品◇The household contents are covered by a separate insurance policy.家庭財物上了單獨的保險。➤cleaner家用清潔劑▸➤bills, budget, debt, expenditure, expenses, income, savings家庭賬單／預算／債務／開支／開銷／收入／儲蓄▸➤chore, duties, task家務▸➤garbage, rubbish, trash, waste生活垃圾PHRASES➤the head of the household戶主◇The head of the household is responsible for completing the form.戶主負責填寫表格。

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