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noun
The person in charge of a house; a housekeeper or innkeeper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
Topics: fantasy
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verb
To carry out the domestic duties of housekeeping.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
To perform the general tasks of housekeeping.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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verb
maintain a household; take care of all business related to a household
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: keep, maintain, hold
History
Back-formation from housekeeping.
