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housekeeping
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house·keep·ing  (houskpng)
n.
1. Performance or management of household tasks.
2. Management and maintenance of the property and equipment of an institution or organization.
3. Routine tasks and procedures carried out in the functioning of an operation or system.

housekeep v.

housekeeping [ˈhaʊsˌkiːpɪŋ]
n
1. the running of a household
2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) money allocated for the running of a household
3. organization and tidiness in general, as of an office, shop, etc.
4. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) the general maintenance of a computer storage system, including removal of obsolete files, documentation, security copying, etc.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.housekeeping - the work of cleaning and running a househousekeeping - the work of cleaning and running a house
work - activity directed toward making or doing something; "she checked several points needing further work"

housekeeping
noun household management, homemaking (U.S.), home economy, housewifery, housecraft I thought that cooking and housekeeping were unimportant tasks.
Translations
housekeeping [ˈhaʊsˌkiːpɪŋ] N (= administration) → gobierno m de la casa; (= housework) → quehaceres mpl domésticos, tareas fpl de la casa (Comput) → gestión f interna (esp Brit) (also housekeeping money) → dinero m para gastos domésticos
housekeeping [ˈhaʊskiːpɪŋ] n
(= work) → ménage m
(also housekeeping money) → argent m du ménage
(COMPUTING)gestion f des disques
house lights npléclairage m de la salle
housekeeping [ˈhaʊsˌkiːpɪŋ] n (work) → andamento or governo della casa (also housekeeping money) → soldi mpl per le spese di casa (Comput) → ausilio


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