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Definition of household noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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household

noun
household pronunciation English ˈhaʊshəʊld household pronunciation American ˈhaʊshoʊld
 
all the people living together in a house or flat/apartment
Most households now own at least one car.low-income/one-parent, etc. householdsthe head of the householdhousehold adjective [only before noun]household bills/chores/goods (= connected with looking after a house and the people living in it)