: those who dwell under the same roof and compose a family;
also
: a social unit composed of those living together in the same dwelling
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Examples of household in a Sentence
At that time, not many households had telephones.
a household that consists of a single mom, her two kids, and her widowed mother
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So the median home sales price far exceeds what a typical U.S. household earning a median $57,000 income can manage.
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In the West Palm Beach and Boca Raton metro area, a household has to earn $27.35 an hour or or$56,880 for a unit that’s $1,422 a month.
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Also needed are household cleaning products, detergent, dishwashing liquid, toilet paper, paper towels, bar soap, deodorant, sanitary products, toothpaste, toothbrushes, diapers and wipes.
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Adults from higher-earning households are more confident, regardless of partisanship.
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The orchestra has about 9,000 subscribing households.
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So the median home sales price far exceeds what a typical U.S. household earning a median $57,000 income can manage.
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Illinois has four permanent household hazardous waste facilities, and Naperville collects the most waste.
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Together, that would position Samsung to create enough electricity from solar to power the equivalent of 115,000 four-person Korean households for a year, the company said.
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First Known Use of household
14th century
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: of or relating to a household : domestic
- cooking and other household arts
Examples of household in a Sentence
he spent the weekend at home, helping with household chores
“ozone” is now a household word, thanks to global warming
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Not exactly household names, but here’s the geography that the videos take you through.
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First Known Use of household
14th century
household Synonyms
Synonyms
common, commonplace, everyday, familiar, frequent, garden-variety, ordinary, quotidian, routine, ubiquitous, usual;
Antonyms
extraordinary, infrequent, rare, seldom, uncommon, unfamiliar, unusual;
Related Words
de rigueur, mandatory, obligatory;
ceaseless, constant, continual, continuous, incessant, unceasing;
Phrases
a dime a dozen;
HOUSEHOLD Defined for English Language Learners
household
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: of or relating to a house or to the people living in a house
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: known to many people : familiar or common
HOUSEHOLD Defined for Kids
: all the people in a family or group who live together in one house
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