Word
household
Phoneticshouse·hold, stress on the first syllable
US/ˈhaʊsˌhoʊɫd/
UK/hˈaʊshəʊld/
Definitions
01people living together
B1 · Intermediate Countable noun
n. all the people who live together in one house or flat.
n. a domestic unit consisting of the members of a family or a group of people living together in a single dwelling.
日本語:世帯※
“Many households in this neighborhood have more than two cars.”
“The census data indicates a significant rise in single-person households across urban centers over the last decade.”
02home management
B2 · Upper Intermediate Uncountable noun
n. the work and organization needed to run a home, like cleaning and paying bills.
n. the management and maintenance of a domestic establishment.
“She manages the household while her partner works in the city.”
“Efficiently running a large household requires meticulous budgeting and a clear division of labor among its members.”
Synonyms
03domestic
B1 · Intermediate
adj. relating to a house or the people living in it.
adj. pertaining to the home or family; used attributively to describe domestic items.
日本語:家庭※
“We need to buy some household items like soap and paper towels.”
“The survey focused on the rising cost of essential household goods and their impact on the average family's disposable income.”
Usage
Always placed before the noun.
Antonyms
04very famous
B2 · Upper Intermediate
adj. used in the phrase 'household name' to describe someone or something everyone knows.
adj. widely known or familiar to the general public; almost exclusively used in the collocation 'household name'.
“After winning the gold medal, the young swimmer became a household name.”
“Although the brand started as a small family business, it has since evolved into a household name recognized across the continent.”
Synonyms
Collocations
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word “household” in context.
Noun
01. household survey
“The government conducted a national household survey to gather data on average income and spending.”
noun + noun
Real-World Examples
“C wanted to go back and work at the radio station but was often required to complete household tasks under the direction of Jones’s butler.” “About a dozen Palestinian households in a village in the occupied West Bank were told to leave their properties during an Israeli military operation to remove Israeli settlers.” “Aid partners provided more than 3,300 households with emergency shelters and other items last week.” “Even small moves in rent can lift the overall headline figure as it makes up a large share of household spending.” Etymology
From Middle English houshold. By surface analysis, house + hold. Cognate with Scots houshald, housald, housell, howsell (“household”), Dutch huishouden (“household”) (earlier huishoud), German Low German Huushollen (“household”) (Middle Low German hūsholt), German Haushalt (“household”), Swedish hushåll (“household, family”), Norwegian husholdning (“household”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Word family
NOUN
- Exam level
- CambridgeCambridgeCambridge English QualificationsThe exam suite from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, from A1 Movers up to C2 Proficiency. The benchmark names double as CEFR labels.B2 FirstIELTSIELTSInternational English Language Testing SystemThe 0–9 band test co-owned by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge. Used for university entry, work, and migration.5.5–6.5TOEFL iBTTOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based TestETS's academic English test, the standard route for US university admissions. Scored 0–120, with a 1–6 scale since 2026.1–6 scale: 4.0–4.572–94TOEICTOEICTest of English for International CommunicationETS's workplace English test, big in Japan and Korea. Listening & Reading scores 10–990 and tops out at C1.785–944
- Frequency
- Common
- Level
- B2 · Upper IntermediateOxford
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