[noun] [C + singular or plural verb] - a group of people, often a family, who live togetherhousehold chores/taskshousehold expensesThe whole household was/were at home that morning.By the 1960s, most households had a TV.He was a household name (= was famous) in the 1950s, but now no one remembers him."McDonalds" quickly became a household word (= a word that everyone knows).
HOUSEHOLD
Meaning of HOUSEHOLD in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012