housekeeping

noun verb

Stress: first syllable

Syllables: house-keep-ing (3)

English Definition

The management of household affairs or cleaning of a house/hotel

Example Sentence

She works in the housekeeping department of a hotel.

US IPA /ˈhaʊskiːpɪŋ/

UK IPA /ˈhaʊskiːpɪŋ/

housework domestic management cleaning home economics

neglect disorganization