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household

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


NOUN
domestic establishment
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Household income determines how much of those expenses are covered.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 6, 2026

Last year, 49% of adults under age 30 said they lived with a parent, up 12 percentage points from 2019, according to the Federal Reserve’s latest Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 5, 2026

While the Royal Household describes releasing the King's tax bill as part of its "commitment to transparency", it's not clear how it has been figured out.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

Meanwhile, under a new formula for calculating the Sovereign Grant, the Royal Household will receive £99.9m a year from 2027-2028.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

The same Household Finance that had pushed Steve Eisman over the narrow border between Wall Street skeptic and Wall Street cynic.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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