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housekeeping Definition

house·keep·ing (-kēp)

noun

  1. the work of a housekeeper
  2. the department or staff at a hotel or motel responsible for cleaning guest rooms and public areas, changing linens, etc.
  3. internal management of affairs, as of a business

housekeeping Synonyms

housekeeping

n.

household management, domestic science, home economy, housewifery, stewardship, husbandry, hotel administration; see also housework.

housekeeping Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • area: Ensures that the housekeeping of the work areas are at all times neat clean and tidy. ?

Converse of object

  • do: It is not good enough to say, " Well, I did the housekeeping for twenty years.
  • include: Areas where the Talyllyn has to improve include housekeeping, stacking and storage.
  • ensure: Ensure good housekeeping of bank accounts through reconciliation, posting of statement entries and maintenance of internal control...
  • improve: If you are looking to improve shop floor housekeeping and address Health & Safety issues don't miss this one!
  • perform: Backlog CRESTCo would also like to recommend that firms take this opportunity to perform housekeeping on their backlog of open transactions.

Adjective modifier

  • good: Phillip Hodson says good mental housekeeping is the trick.
  • poor: However, the council can be accused of poor housekeeping in failing to watch the pennies.
  • daily: A fantastic view with a family atmosphere and daily housekeeping is what you will find at the " Oasis " .
  • general: The question of the general housekeeping has been referred to above.
  • basic: Spring cleaning Some basic housekeeping might improve your computer's performance enough to postpone the ' upgrade or replace ' decision altogether.
  • green: DfID is currently revising its 1993 policy statement on green housekeeping to reflect the high priority the present Government has placed on environmental matters.

Modifies a noun

  • gene: The values for each gene were normalized to the level of housekeeping gene in each sample.
  • duty: Widower with school age children requires person to assume general housekeeping duties.
  • task: PHP is used for various housekeeping tasks on the server.
  • staff: All rooms are serviced by the college housekeeping staff.
  • measure: Good housekeeping measures can help keep the system running efficiently.
  • table: RA Right ascension of the first point in the housekeeping table contained in the file.

Noun used with modifier

  • science: Step 2: Create science housekeeping binary file The build_hb utility is used to perform this function.
  • ward: Areas covered include clean hospitals, hospital food, basic care services, privacy and dignity, ward housekeeping and the healing environment.
housekeeping Quotes

   Housekeeping ain't no joke.

—Alcott, Louisa May