› relating to a house or flat and the people who live there: Public housing tenants are required to pay 30 per cent of their household income for rent. It's no surprise that household debt is rising.household bills/expenditure/spending The average annual household expenditure for food was $2,030.
› used to describe something that is used in the home: a household appliance/item/producthousehold consumption/use Over the last two decades, household water consumption per head in London has increased by 22%.