house‧keep‧ing /ˈhaʊsˌkiːpɪŋ/ noun [uncountable]

1. the work and organization of things that need to be done in a house, hotel etc, for example cooking and buying food:
the company in charge of the catering and housekeeping at the college

2. British English (also housekeeping money) an amount of money that is kept and used to pay for food and other things needed in the home

3. jobs that need to be done to keep a system working properly

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housekeeping
noun
ADJ. careful, good, prudent The company has made considerable savings through good housekeeping, such as avoiding wastage.
bad, poor My financial problems were made worse by my bad housekeeping.
HOUSEKEEPING + NOUN allowance, money Her husband spent the housekeeping money on gambling.

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