1. the management and care of a household, including cleaning, organizing, and maintaining a home
2. routine maintenance and organizational tasks in a business or institution
Usage: business context
3. the department in a hotel responsible for cleaning and maintaining guest rooms
Usage: hospitality industry

Examples

• She spent the morning doing housekeeping chores like vacuuming and dusting.
• Good housekeeping includes keeping the kitchen clean and organized.
• The hotel’s housekeeping staff changes the sheets daily.
• Call housekeeping if you need extra towels for your room.
• The company’s IT department handles routine housekeeping tasks like software updates.
• Regular housekeeping of financial records helps prevent errors.
• The housekeeping manager trains new cleaning staff members.