household appliance

collocation in English

meaningsofhouseholdandappliance

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household
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/ˈhaʊs.həʊld/us
/ˈhaʊs.hoʊld/
a group of people, often a family, who ...
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appliance
noun[C]
uk
/əˈplaɪ.əns/us
/əˈplaɪ.əns/
a device, machine, or piece of equipment, especially an electrical one that is used in the house, such as a cooker or ...
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(Definition ofhouseholdandappliancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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An experimental situation was devised in which a subject was telephoned in order to arrange the repair of ahouseholdappliance.
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The transaction chosen for the experiment was that of arranging the repair of ahouseholdapplianceover the telephone.
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Almost anyhouseholdappliancebought by the housewife is likely to be affected by a misleading guarantee or warranty.
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Everyhouseholdapplianceshould be properly stamped with the date when it will become obsolete.
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His work includes designing audiovisual and telecommunication devices, telephones, electro technical and electro-medical equipment, hand tools,householdapplianceand computer equipment.
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The refrigerator replaced the icebox, which was a commonhouseholdappliancefor almost a century and a half prior.
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Each form's appearance corresponds to ahouseholdappliance(a refrigerator, a washing machine, a lawn mower, a desk fan, and an oven, respectively).
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Automotive magazines christened the new minivans dustbusters after ahouseholdappliancewith a similar profile.
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With appropriate communications links built into the house a range of household appliances and systems can be monitored and controlled.
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Families became smaller and somewhat more egalitarian and, helped by the increasing availability of household appliances and their longer schooling, children's contributions to housework reduced.
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This directive requires collection standards for ten categories of products including all household appliances and telecommunications equipment.
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They include consumer electronics and household appliances, mineral water/wine, paper goods and cosmetics.
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Alcohol powered not only automobiles and farm machinery but also a wide variety of lamps, stoves, heaters, laundry irons, hair curlers, coffee roasters and every conceivablehouseholdappliance.
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All of these changes greatly simplified operation and made radio ahouseholdappliancethat even a small child could operate, instead of the highly-skilled hobbyists of the brief preceding generation.
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Various kinds of electric household appliances can be identified as economic status symbols.
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One main thrust of their development is to produce a device that will allow patients to control medical aids and household appliances.
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Thanks to modern labour-saving household appliances, they have won ' ' the garden battles, ' ' turning their dirt yards into gardens full of flowers and vegetables.
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Furthermore, energy-often gained from fossil fuels-is needed for the consumption of services from household appliances such as fridges, stoves, washing machines, lawnmowers, and many more.
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