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housekeepingthe management and maintenance of a household or domestic establishment

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the management and maintenance of a household or domestic establishment

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈhaʊsˌkiːpɪŋ/

Korean meaning: 집안일, 가사 관리

Korean pronunciation: **하우스**키핑

Example Sentences

  • My robot vacuum does half the housekeeping, but it still can't fold my laundry!
  • The hotel's housekeeping service is so thorough that they even organize your messy suitcase.
  • Good housekeeping practices are essential for maintaining a healthy home environment.

housekeeping

NOUN

//ˈhaʊsˌkiːpɪŋ//

the management and maintenance of a household or domestic establishment

housekeeping concept
💡 Concept

the management and maintenance of a household or domestic establishment

housekeeping rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

From housekeeping to beekeeping, even peacekeeping needs order!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈhaʊsˌkiːpɪŋ/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈhaʊsˌkiːpɪŋ/

🌳Etymology

Roothouse
Suffix-keeping

Origin

중세 영어 'hous'(집)과 'keping'(지키다, 관리하다)가 결합된 복합어로, 14세기부터 '집안 관리'라는 의미로 사용되기 시작했다.

🎵Rhyme

beekeepingpeacekeepingbookkeeping
beekeeping
peacekeeping
bookkeeping

🔗Collocations

good housekeeping
housekeeping department
housekeeping duties
housekeeping staff
poor housekeeping
computer housekeeping

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My robot vacuum does half the housekeeping, but it still can't fold my laundry!

😄 Fun example

The hotel's housekeeping service is so thorough that they even organize your messy suitcase.

Good housekeeping practices are essential for maintaining a healthy home environment.

The company's financial housekeeping revealed several accounting errors.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

cleaningmaintenancedomestic workhome managementupkeep

Antonyms

neglectdisordermess

Related

housekeeperjanitorcleaningorganizingdomestic

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