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household

[hous-hohld, -ohld] / ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld, -ˌoʊld /


NOUN
domestic establishment
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Cornwall Insight, the consultancy, has forecast that a household using a typical amount of gas and electricity, paid through direct debit, will pay £1,729 a year from October.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

If not, we will have to keep waiting for an important source of household and national wealth to get unlocked.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

The useful unit isn’t a prescribed number of ounces or cups; it’s however much your household ordinarily reaches for when making one meal.

From Salon Aug. 25, 2026

By early Tuesday, 7,250 household across the Languedoc-Roussillon region were without power including 1,600 in Aude, said grid operator Enedis.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

The head butler ruled the house servants and maintained the high standards Washington set for a perfectly ordered household.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

Two people were in critical condition and thousands of households were without power on Tuesday after a "tornado of severe intensity" wreaked havoc in southern France, officials said.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

A scheme which provides food for children in low income families in East Sussex is set to reach more households after it was backed by £30,000 in donations received from across the world.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

“Ofgem’s price cap is based on typical use for dual-fuel households, but some households will only use electricity, where prices will probably fall,” Pugh says.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

The indicator’s theoretical rationale is that households are late to jump on the market’s bandwagon, and are therefore most bullish at or near tops and most bearish at or near bottoms.

From MarketWatch Aug. 24, 2026

“Mothers had to attend to their households, preparing meals, repairing clothing, and caring for their children.”

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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