ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
1. : work done at home ; specifically : remunerative employment carried on in the home usually on a piecework basis
the wife and mother … tries to eke out the scanty income by homework — Mabel Elliott & Francis Merrill
2.
a. : an assignment given to a student to be completed outside of the classroom
hurried to finish his homework so he could play ball
b. : preparatory reading or research (as for a discussion)
put in … two days on homework prior to each meeting — Dwight Macdonald