housekeeping

nom B2

En français : ménage

The chores of maintaining a house as a residence, especially cleaning. (countable, uncountable)
Those workers of an establishment who maintain a house through cleaning, etc. (countable, uncountable)
Any general tasks that involve preparation. (countable, uncountable) · The computer program does some general housekeeping involving initializing variables and opening files before beginning the main processing.
Announcements that must be made before a show or event can begin. (countable, uncountable) · Thank you all for coming! Just some quick housekeeping before we get underway, the emergency exits are to your left...
Hospitality; a liberal and hospitable table; a supply of provisions. (countable, uncountable)

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Larrabee began housekeeping in a flat.

Six stories from The Four Million, p. 1 · C1

Hammond broke up housekeeping.

Anne of Green Gables, p. 52 · C1

Bennet planned the courses that were to do credit to her housekeeping, when an answer arrived which deferred it all.

Pride and Prejudice, p. 8 · B2

Her home and her housekeeping, her parish and her poultry, and all their dependent concerns, had not yet lost their charms.

Pride and Prejudice, p. 250 · B2

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