household
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++house·hold1 /ˈhaʊshəʊld $ -hoʊld/ ●●○ noun [countable] PERSON/PEOPLEall the people who live together in one house 一家人，同住一幢房子的人 SYN house A growing number of households have at least one computer. 越来越多的家庭拥有至少一台电脑。 Families are classified by the occupation of the head of the household (=the person who earns the most money and is most respected in a house). 家庭按一家之主的职业来分类。
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household• Seb found Boz tying some of the bulkier items of his household to the rear of his caravan.• a two-income household• If there were only one, that person could claim a discount, as could poorer households.• The Thomas household had five sons by the time Edward was ten years old.the head of the household• The father as the head of the household.• Rates are paid by the head of the household, and some households receive rate rebates.• One copy is for the head of the household to complete.• Of the remainder, only four were from homes where the head of the household was a non-manual worker.household2 ●●○ adjective [only before noun] 1 HOMErelating to looking after a house and the people in it 家庭的，家用的，家务的 SYN domestichousehold goods/products/items etc washing powder and other household products 洗衣粉及其他家用产品 household chores 家务杂活2 be a household name/word FAMOUSto be very well known 家喻户晓的名字/词 Coca-Cola is a household name around the world. 可口可乐是全世界家喻户晓的名字。Examples from the Corpus
household• household appliances• household cleaning productshousehold goods/products/items etc• It will automatically calculate, for example, what proportion of your income goes on things like the car and household items.• Water purification has become a major category of consumer interest, and new household products address that concern.• Some shoppers look for furniture, toys, books and household items as well.• Watch out for household products being used up too fast or appearing in places where they are not usually kept.• Prepare a small box or bag containing ordinary household items for each of the expected guests.• Second - the day-to-day expenditure such as food, drink, household goods, newspapers, petrol or bus fares.• Often, as in household products or industrial chemicals, hot competition among affiliates of big multinationals ensures both growth and cost-competitiveness.• Both compounds once were widely used in household products such as glass cleaners, paints and paint thinners.From Longman Business Dictionaryhouseholdhouse‧hold1 /ˈhaʊshəʊld-hoʊld/ adjective connected with looking after a house and the people in itretailers of furniture, carpets, and household goodsVideo phones won’t become a household appliance for a long time.householdhousehold2 noun [countable] all the people who live together in one houseThe Labour Force Survey collects information from around 80,000 households.homes where the head of the household (=the person who earns the most money) is a non-manual workerOrigin household1 (1300-1400) house + hold “keeping, maintaining”house·hold1 nounhousehold2 adjectiveChineseSyllable
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household
house‧hold1 S3 W2 /ˈhaʊshəʊld $ -hoʊld/ 
noun [countable]
SYN house:
A growing number of households have at least one computer.
Families are classified by the occupation of the head of the household (=the person who earns the most money and is most respected in a house).
household2 adjective [only before noun]
1. relating to looking after a house and the people in it
SYN domestic
household goods/products/items etc
washing powder and other household products
household chores
2. be a household name/word to be very well known:
Coca-Cola is a household name around the world.
| I |
noun [countable] Date: 1300-1400
Origin: house + hold 'keeping, maintaining'
all the people who live together in one house Origin: house + hold 'keeping, maintaining'
SYN house:
| II |
adjective [only before noun]1. relating to looking after a house and the people in it
SYN domestic
household goods/products/items etc
2. be a household name/word to be very well known: