To keep house Meaning, Definition & Usage

Definitions

1. to maintain an independent domestic establishment.
2. . (a) To occupy a separate house or establishment, as with one's family, as distinguished from boarding; to manage domestic affairs . (b) (Eng. Bankrupt Law) To seclude one's self in one's house in order to evade the demands of creditors.

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1. . (a) To occupy a separate house or establishment, as with one's family, as distinguished from boarding; to manage domestic affairs . (b) (Eng. Bankrupt Law) To seclude one's self in one's house in order to evade the demands of creditors.