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Definition household in American English

household noun

[countable] noun
/ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld/
1

the people who live in a house or apartment when they are considered as a single unit

Example

What percentage of the city's households live in poverty?

Example

a one-/two-/four-person household

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Definition household in American English