household

5 definitions • 14 examples

a group of people, often a family, who live together:

By the 1960s, most households had a TV.

household chores

household expenses

household waste

a group of people, often a family, who live together:

She became part of his household.

a group of people, often a family, who live together in a house or flat:

There are now on average 2.5 people per household in the state.

a high-income/low-income/middle-income household

I sometimes wonder how my wife and I manage as a single-income household.

High-technology products are hard to sell to households where the head of the household is over 60 years of age.

relating to a house or flat and the people who live there:

Public housing tenants are required to pay 30 per cent of their household income for rent.

It's no surprise that household debt is rising.

household bills/expenditure/spending The average annual household expenditure for food was $2,030.

used to describe something that is used in the home:

a household appliance/item/product

household consumption/use Over the last two decades, household water consumption per head in London has increased by 22%.