word-vault/dist/data/cards/ho/household.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "household",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "all the people living together in a house or flat",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Most households now own at least one car."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The **average household** spends more on housing than on food."
                },
                {
                    "text": "young people from low-income households"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a one-parent/single-parent/two-parent household"
                },
                {
                    "text": "families with a male/female **head of household**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Household incomes** have remained stagnant."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Who does most of the **household chores**?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Packaging makes up about a third of **household waste**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Becoming an adult and setting up a household no longer mean the same thing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The average household pays 27p a day in water rates."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The head of the household is responsible for completing the council tax form."
                },
                {
                    "text": "households headed by a single parent"
                },
                {
                    "text": "House prices are rising, driven by the big increase in the number of single-person households."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Government figures showed household spending fell by 2% in October."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The household contents are covered by a separate insurance policy."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["average", "domestic", "private"],
                "verb + household": ["maintain", "manage", "run"],
                "household + noun": ["appliance", "contents", "furniture"],
                "phrases": ["the head of the household"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈhaʊshəʊld/",
                "audio": "ho/household/household__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈhaʊshəʊld/",
                "audio": "ho/household/household__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}