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housekeepv.American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.housekeeping(haskip)n1.therunningofahousehold2.(Banking&Finance)moneyallocatedfortherunningofahousehold3.organizationandtidinessingeneral,asofanoffice,shop,etc4.(ComputerScience)thegeneralmaintenanceofacomputerstoragesystem,includingremovalofobsoletefiles,documentation,securitycopying,etcCollins English Dictionary Complete and Unabridged HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003housekeeping(haski p)

n.1.themaintenanceofahouseordomesticestablishment.2.themanagementofhouseholdaffairs.3.theroutinemanagementandservicingofanysystem.[153040]Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.ThesaurusAntonymsRelatedWordsSynonymsLegend:Noun1.housekeeping-theworkofcleaningandrunningahousehouseworkwork-activitydirectedtowardmakingordoingsomething;"shecheckedseveralpointsneedingfurtherwork"

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.housekeepingnounhouseholdmanagement,homemaking(U.S.),homeeconomy,housewifery,housecraftIthoughtthatcookingandhousekeepingwereunimportanttasks.Collins Thesaurus of the English Language Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002TranslationsSpanish / EspaolSelect a language:housekeeping[haskip]N(=administration) gobiernomde lacasa; (=housework) quehaceresmpldomsticos,tareasfplde lacasa(Comput) gestinfinterna(esp Brit) (alsohousekeeping money) dineromparagastosdomsticosCollins Spanish Dictionary- Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

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