SINCE 1828
housekeep
verb
house·keep
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housekeeping
Definition of housekeep
: to perform the routine duties (such as cooking and cleaning) of managing a house
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And family members, nursing aides, housekeeping staff. — Michael Erard, Quartz, "How a doctor and a linguist are using AI to better talk to dying patients," 3 Sep. 2019 Tip porters and housekeeping staff in Croatian Kuna and round up for taxi fares. — Leena Kim, Town & Country, "The Right Way to Tip All Over the World," 22 May 2019 Residents of the building have access to the services of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, which include a health spa, a lounge, in-room dining services, meeting rooms and housekeeping upon request. — Katherine Clarke, WSJ, "‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Producer Asks $39.5 Million for Manhattan One-Bedroom," 19 Dec. 2018 Officials say she was found hanging by housekeeping staff inside her Park Avenue apartment around 10:20 a.m., making her the latest celebrity to take their life in this way. — Fox News, "Kate Spade is the latest star to be found hanged, highlighting what may be a distrubing trend," 2 Oct. 2018 The hotel has a no-weapons policy, the lawsuit claims, and yet housekeeping staff did not mention those in Paddock's two-room suite. — Michael Kiefer, azcentral, "Arizona couple files lawsuit against Las Vegas hotel where mass shooting took place," 28 June 2018 Hotel housekeeping staff The best practice is to leave about $5 to $10 per night for the housekeeping staff. — Zachary Hansen, USA TODAY, "Tipping tips: A cheat sheet to leaving gratuities," 22 June 2018 Officials say she was found hanging by housekeeping staff inside her Park Avenue apartment around 10:20 a.m., making her the latest celebrity to apparently commit suicide by hanging. — Fox News, "Kate Spade is the latest star to be found hanged, highlighting what may be a growing trend among elite," 6 June 2018 The officials say she was found hanging by housekeeping staff inside her Park Avenue apartment at about 10:20 a.m. Tuesday. — Colleen Long, Cincinnati.com, "Officials: Designer Kate Spade found dead in apartment," 5 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'housekeep.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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