- all the people living together in a house or flat
- Most households now own at least one car.
- The average household spends more on housing than on food.
- young people from low-income households
- a one-parent/single-parent/two-parent household
- families with a male/female head of household
- Household incomes have remained stagnant.
- Who does most of the household chores?
- Packaging makes up about a third of household waste.
Extra Examples- Becoming an adult and setting up a household no longer mean the same thing.
- The average household pays 27p a day in water rates.
- The head of the household is responsible for completing the council tax form.
- households headed by a single parent
- House prices are rising, driven by the big increase in the number of single-person households.
- Government figures showed household spending fell by 2% in October.
- The household contents are covered by a separate insurance policy.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- average
- domestic
- private
- …
- maintain
- manage
- run
- …
- appliance
- contents
- furniture
- …
- the head of the household
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