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household

The correct spelling is household.

How to pronounce household

/ˈhaʊshəʊld/
noun

IPA: /ˈhaʊshəʊld/

Say it like: How-seh-old

The correct spelling is household. Collectively, all the persons who live in a given house; a family including attendants, servants etc.; a domestic or family establishment. For example: "a household word; a household name"

Usage Examples

a household word; a household name

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Collectively, all the persons who live in a given house; a family including attendants, servants etc.; a domestic or family establishment.
  2. 2.A line of ancestry; a race or house.

adjective

  1. 1.Belonging to the same house and family.
  2. 2.Found in or having its origin in a home.
  3. 3.Widely known to the public; familiar.

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