… coming home to husbands who won't share in the housekeeping …The Wilson Quarterly
The first defense against insect infestation is good housekeeping (regular vacuuming) to remove eggs and larvae from the fabrics. Sara J. Wolf
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: the work or activity of cleaning and preparing rooms for customers (as in a hotel)—often used before another noun
housekeeping servicestook a housekeeping job at a nearby hotel
also: the department or employees responsible for doing such work
If you need fresh towels you can call housekeeping.
2
: the care and management of property and the provision of equipment and services (as for an industrial organization)
3
: the routine tasks that must be done in order for a system to function or to function efficiently
performing some computer housekeeping by deleting old files
Example Sentences
We took the computer offline to do some basic housekeeping.
Recent Examples on the WebThe housekeeping staff is now trained on baby-proofing rooms, from covering electrical outlets to installing foam padding on the sharp corners of any furniture. Debra Kamin, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2022 To cover the apartment’s $1,350 rent — a monthly challenge — Maria Angelica worked in housekeeping. Lautaro Grinspan, ajc, 1 Feb. 2022 The park is holding a hiring day Saturday, April 17, in Sandusky to try to fill 6,500 positions, including those in ride operations, retail, food and beverage, housekeeping, security and more. Marc Bona, cleveland, 15 Apr. 2021 This year, hotel operators are finding that guests are willing to pay premium room rates, even as properties struggle with a labor shortage and have stopped offering some amenities such as daily housekeeping and room service. Kate King, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2022 But her housekeeping resort gig can't cover the phone bill, the electricity bill, and the rent. Darren Franich, EW.com, 17 Aug. 2022 Residents must also pay all-inclusive fees which cover most meals, housekeeping, Wi-Fi, laundry service, gratuities and more. Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2022 About a hundred of the refugees work for Tallink, in kitchen and housekeeping positions.New York Times, 4 Aug. 2022 Max Foster-Ross keeps on a tight housekeeping schedule so that his wife can socialize and manage the HOA.Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2021 See More
ADJECTIVE | HOUSEKEEPING + NOUNADJECTIVE➤good持家有方◇The company has made considerable savings through good housekeeping, such as avoiding wastage.公司通過如避免浪費等有效的內部管理方法節約了數量可觀的資金。➤bad, poor持家無方;持家乏術◇My financial problems were made worse by my bad housekeeping.我持家無方,使得經濟狀況更加糟糕。HOUSEKEEPING + NOUN➤allowance, money (especially BrE) 家用;家務開支◇Her husband spent the housekeeping money on gambling.她丈夫把家用錢拿去賭博了。