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How to pronounce household in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms family, home, house, menage
Type of social unit, unit
Has types extended family, foster family, broken home, menage a trois, nuclear family, foster home, conjugal family
Derivation householder


It was a good Christian household.

Examples of household

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Consumer demand for clothing, footwear and household appliances boosted imports.
From the dailyherald.com
The closet is one of the biggest organizational challenges a household can face.
From the abcnews.go.com
Flowers isn't yet a household name, but would be if he played in a major market.
From the thenewstribune.com
In December, household spending fell 4.6%, the 10th consecutive monthly decline.
From the businessweek.com
The neighborhood has 2,863 residents, with a median household income of $22,749.
From the charlotteobserver.com
That amounts to an average savings of $275 per household, the researchers noted.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Clothing and household items must generally be in good used condition or better.
From the forbes.com
Make a list of that essential information for all the members of your household.
From the abcnews.go.com
A separate household survey of Delaware residents found 400 lost work in August.
From the delawareonline.com
More examples
  • Family: a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home"
  • The household is "the basic residential unit in which economic production, consumption, inheritance, child rearing, and shelter are organized and carried out"; [the household] "may or may not be synonymous with family".
  • Collectively, all the persons who live in a given house; a family including attendants, servants etc.; a domestic or family establishment; Belonging to the same house and family; Of anything found in or having its origin in a home
  • (households) The people living together in a house collectively.
  • (Households) 1995 Amadon and Associates, Inc./DataCore Partners estimation.
  • (Households) Socioeconomic units consisting of individuals who live in common dwelling units.^3
  • (Households) the most basic social unit which consistently can be identified with archaeological evidence. Patterned material remains such as the foundation for a dwelling and the features and artifacts of activity areas reveal the centers of household life. ...
  • The core measure of circulation for a cable TV system. Typically, cable companies collect a monthly subscription fee from each household served. In addition to detached homes, apartment units are usually counted as individual households.
  • Two adults with/without children younger than 19 living in the same household desiring full facility privileges.