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housekeeping
1. n. The chores of maintaining a house as a residence, especially cleaning.
2. n. Any general tasks that involve preparation.
The computer program does some general housekeeping involving initializing variables and opening files before beginning the main processing.
3. n. Hospitality; a liberal and hospitable table; a supply of provisions.

Example Sentences

I worked part-time doing housekeeping in a hotel, but found out that it was just not for me.  During the weekends, she does housekeeping as a second job.

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