What does household mean?

[AjayC]

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #716 "Real Life: Household Chores (2)", question 2

I have to do laundry today. Help me collect all of the clothes so I can drive them over to the .......... By the way, do you have any quarters?

(a) Trash collector
(b) Laundromat
(c) Lawnmower

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #716 "Real Life: Household Chores (2)", answer 2

I have to do laundry today. Help me collect all of the clothes so I can drive them over to the Laundromat. By the way, do you have any quarters?

Correct answer: (b) Laundromat
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what is the real mean of household

ajay

[Alan]

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Hi EL,

'Household' refers in general to everyone living in a particular house. When it is used as an adjective, as it is in the test sentence, it refers to everything connected to or concerned with the particular house.

Alan
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