/ ˈhaʊskiːpɪŋ; NAmE / noun [ U ]
1.
the work involved in taking care of a house, especially shopping and managing money
2.
the department in a hotel, a hospital, an office building, etc. that is responsible for cleaning the rooms, etc. :
Call housekeeping and ask them to bring us some clean towels.
3.
(also ˈhousekeeping money especially in BrE ) the money used to buy food, cleaning materials and other things needed for taking care of a house
4.
jobs that are done to enable an organization or computer system to work well :
Most large companies now use computers for accounting and housekeeping operations.