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household

[hous-hohld, -ohld] / ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld, -ˌoʊld /


NOUN
domestic establishment
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Japan’s core inflation is 2% to 3%, shifting company pricing strategies and potentially moving $1.7 trillion of household cash into equities.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The average annual household income for women caregivers is $62,302, compared with $77,273 for households with male caregivers.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Inflation cooled more than anticipated as government measures to reduce household energy bills kicked in, but is expected to pick up again due to rising oil and gas prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Mahan said he values unions, in part because he grew up in a union household and benefited from the high-quality healthcare that provided, included when he was hospitalized for a collapsed lung as a teenager.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Goré’s brother wouldn’t pay roora for her, so she wouldn’t have any status in her new household.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer




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