noun [U]
1 the work involved in taking care of a house, especially shopping and managing money
2 (also housekeeping money especially in BrE) the money used to buy food, cleaning materials and other things needed for looking after a house
3 jobs that are done to enable an organization or computer system to work well:
Most large companies now use computers for accounting and housekeeping operations.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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