households

Domestic living groups

A household is all the people living together in a single dwelling—family members, roommates, or any combination.

The plural households refers to multiple such units: The survey reached two thousand households.

Government statistics, utilities, and marketers all organize data by households rather than individuals.

Household as an adjective means domestic or familiar: household chores, a household name.

domestic

chores

Routine household tasks

dishes · groceries · maintenance · repairs · tidying · organizing · sweeping · mopping · vacuuming · dusting

dwelling

residence

Place one inhabits

habitation · dwelling · quarters · accommodation · lodging · apartment · flat · condo · townhouse · bungalow

composition

family

Related people together

blended · childless · couple · roommates · flatmates · cohabitants · dependents · members · kinship · relatives

economics

budget

Plan for spending

consumption · savings · bills · utilities · rent · mortgage · debt · finances · cost-of-living · breadwinner

goods

appliances

Powered household equipment

kitchenware · linens · electronics · inventory · furnishings · supplies · consumables · toiletries · pantry · provisions

Categories
Opposites
social unit scale

householdsindividuals

Separate, distinct people

nations · societies · communities · states · corporations

domestic vs. institutional

householdsinstitutions

Established organizations or practices

barracks · dormitories · prisons · hospitals · corporations

collective vs. individual enumeration

householdsindividuals

Separate, distinct people

persons · heads · per capita · singletons

Phrases
Family

householders, household name, household, householder

Familiarity
Top 50,000
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