house ‧ keep ‧ ing /ˈhaʊsˌkiːpɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
1 . the work and organization of things that need to be done in a house, hotel etc, for example cooking and buying food:
the company in charge of the catering and housekeeping at the college
2 . British English ( also housekeeping money ) an amount of money that is kept and used to pay for food and other things needed in the home
3 . jobs that need to be done to keep a system working properly