- the people living together in one house collectively
- (modifier) of, relating to, or used in the running of a household; domestic: household management
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house•hold /ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld, -ˌoʊld/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
adj. [before a noun]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- the people of a house taken as a group.
adj. [before a noun]
- of or relating to a household.
- for use in the home, esp. for cooking, cleaning, or laundering:household bleach.
- widely familiar:a household name in men's fashions.
house•hold
(hous′hōld′, -ōld′),USA pronunciation n.
adj.
- the people of a house collectively;
a family including its servants.
adj.
- of or pertaining to a household:household furniture.
- for use in maintaining a home, esp. for use in cooking, cleaning, laundering, repairing, etc., in the home:a household bleach.
- common or usual;
ordinary.
- Middle English houshold. See house, hold1 1350–1400
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household /ˈhaʊsˌhəʊld/ n