Haushaltsführung

household management, running the household

noun HOWS-halts-fue-roong Rare

Usage Note

Haushaltsführung covers the practical management of a home: cooking, cleaning, budgeting, and organisation. In legal contexts (e.g. divorce settlements) it is used to quantify the unpaid labour of a homemaker. Haushaltsführungsschaden is compensation for loss of this capacity.

Examples

"Beide Partner teilen sich die Haushaltsführung gleichmäßig auf."

Natural Translation

Both partners share the household management equally.

Literal Translation

Both partners divide the household management evenly.

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