housekeeping

noun
🔊/ˈhaʊskiːpɪŋ/
🔊/ˈhaʊskiːpɪŋ/
[uncountable]
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  1. the work involved in taking care of a house, especially shopping and managing money家务(尤指采购和管理开支)
    • My financial problems were made worse by my bad housekeeping.我持家无方,使得经济状况更加糟糕。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • good
    • bad
    • poor
    housekeeping + noun
    • allowance
    • money
    See full entry
  2. the department in a hotel, a hospital, an office building, etc. that is responsible for cleaning the rooms, etc.(旅馆、医院、写字楼等的)总务处,后勤部
    • Call housekeeping and ask them to bring us some clean towels.给总务处打电话,让他们给我们送些干净的毛巾来。🔊🔊
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  3. (also housekeeping money especially in British English)
    the money used to buy food, cleaning materials and other things needed for taking care of a house家务开支
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • good
    • bad
    • poor
    housekeeping + noun
    • allowance
    • money
    See full entry
  4. jobs that are done to enable an organization or computer system to work well内务处理
    • The company has made considerable savings through good housekeeping, such as avoiding wastage.公司通过如避免浪费等有效的内部管理方法节约了数量可观的资金。
    • Most large companies now use computers for accounting and housekeeping operations.多数大公司现在用计算机进行会计运算和内务操作。🔊🔊