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The definition of a household is a family or social unit living together, or everything related to the actions of the household.

(noun)

You and your family members who live with you are an example of your household.
The budget and checkbook are examples of the accounting tools of the household.

Household is defined as common or known to everyone.

(adjective)

An example of household as an adjective is household name; a very familiar name.

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See household in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the person or persons who live in one house, apartment, etc.; variously, one person or a group, esp. a family
the home and its affairs

Origin: ME houshold: see house & hold,

adjective

of a household or home; domestic
1. common; ordinary
2. known to almost everyone; very familiar: the incident made him a household name overnight

See household in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. A domestic unit consisting of the members of a family who live together along with nonrelatives such as servants.
b. The living spaces and possessions belonging to such a unit.
A person or group of people occupying a single dwelling: the rise of nonfamily households.

adjective

Of, relating to, or used in a household: household appliances.
Commonly known; familiar: has become a household name.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English houshold

Origin: : hous, house; see House

Origin: + hold, possession, holding (from Old English, from healdan, to hold; see hold¹)

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