domesticdo‧mes‧tic1 /dəˈmestɪk/ ●●○ W3 AWL adjective 
the booming domestic economy US foreign and domestic policy our nation’s domestic affairs Domestic flights (=flights that stay inside a particular country) go from Terminal 1.2[only before noun] relating to family relationships and life at home: Unfortunately his domestic life wasn’t very happy.domestic tasks/chores/responsibilities etc Nowadays there is more sharing of domestic chores. families that can afford domestic help (=help with cleaning, washing etc) an organization that supports women facing domestic violence (=violence in a family, especially from a husband to his wife)3used in people’s homes: a new tax on domestic fuel domestic appliances such as washing machines4someone who is domestic enjoys spending time at home and is good at cooking, cleaning etc: No, I’m not very domestic.5[only before noun] a domestic animal lives on a farm or in someone’s home OPP wild: domestic pets—domestically /-kli/ adverb: domestically produced coalCOLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1nounsthe domestic market (=buying of goods inside a country)· The French domestic market is the largest consumer of champagne.the domestic economy (=production of goods and profit from sales inside a country)· Japan’s domestic economy expanded greatly during this period.domestic policy (=policy relating to your own country)· The president’s foreign and domestic policies have been criticized.domestic affairs (=public and political events inside a country)· Colombia rejected any interference in its domestic affairs.domestic demand (=the amount of a product that people want to buy in a country)· Exports fell by 0.5 percent while domestic demand grew.domestic consumption (=the amount of a product that people use in a country)· In the past the country’s industry was small enough to thrive on domestic consumption alone.domestic flights (=that stay inside a country)· London’s airports handle one hundred thousand domestic flights a year.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2nounsdomestic life· She enjoyed domestic life and bringing up three children.domestic tasks (=small jobs at home such as cleaning and washing)· How many hours do you spend on domestic tasks each week?domestic chores (=boring tasks around the home)· Many people find domestic chores very tedious.domestic responsibilities· It can be hard to balance your work and your domestic responsibilities.domestic problems (=problems in the home and with family relationships)· I didn’t want to listen to any more of his domestic problems.a domestic dispute (=an argument between people who live together, especially when it involves violence)· Police are often called to domestic disputes.domestic violence/abuse (=in a family, especially by a husband towards his wife)· The organization supports women who are victims of domestic violence.domestic waste (=food, paper, glass etc that you throw out from the house)· More domestic waste needs to be recycled.domestic help (=help with cleaning, washing etc)· People in well-paid jobs can afford domestic help.domestic service formal (=the work of a servant in a large house)· She went into domestic service at the age of 15.
WORD ORIGINdomestic1
Origin:
1400-1500 French domestique, from Latin domesticus, from domus ‘house’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Domestic problems are affecting his work.
- domestic wine
- History books do not tell us much about the domestic lives of our ancestors.
- I'm worried about Jim - I think he may be having some domestic problems.
- It can be difficult for people with domestic responsibilities to work late at night.
- Most Americans listed domestic issues as their top priority.
- Security on domestic flights in the US has been stepped up considerably.
- She likes to keep her domestic life quite separate from her work.
- The airline serves mainly domestic routes.
- The gas is used for domestic heating and cooking.
- The President's speech covered a range of foreign and domestic issues.
- The store sells a wide range of domestic appliances.
- The women had all experienced some form of domestic violence.
- Victims of domestic violence are often reluctant to tell the police.
- Volkswagen produce cars both for the domestic market and for export.
- He sticks with large, domestic companies that pay high dividends.
- Linked to this is the upkeep of military forces and armaments for domestic reasons.
- Major international events Volunteering in individual sports includes regularly held events within the domestic calendar of each sport.
- Once upon a time the only crime in this neck of the woods was domestic.
- She worked with domestic chicks, feeding on rice grains.
- Some 90 percent of government debt is financed from domestic savings, leaving little capital spare for stocks.
- Unfortunately, most of these efforts were directed towards reducing non-oil imports, which had damaging effects on domestic production.
Longman Language Activatorhappening in, or relating to a particular country
happening in or relating to all of a particular country, not just part of it: · The national news comes on at 18:30.· Winners of the regional competitions compete in the national finals.
happening in or relating to your own country, not other countries: domestic issue: · The President's speech covered a range of foreign and domestic issues.domestic market (=when a company sells goods in the country where it is based): · Volkswagen produce cars both for the domestic market and for export.domestic flight (=within a country): · Security on domestic flights in the US has been stepped up considerably.
: internal affairs/problems/matters things that concern a particular country - use this especially to say that foreign countries should not become involved in them: · Each country has the right to control its own internal affairs.· Western countries have been accused of interfering in Brazil's internal problems.
events that happen at home happen within your own country and do not involve any other countries, used especially when you are comparing what is happening in your country with what is happening in foreign countries: · Sales of electrical goods have increased, both at home and abroad.· Shocked by the events at home, the president cut short his trip to Europe.
things that happen in a family or belong in a family: family home/business/argument etc something that belongs to a family or happens in a family: · I stopped going on family holidays when I was 15.· When her parents died, she took over the family business.· We're planning a big family celebration when my cousin gets married.
: domestic violence/trouble/argument etc fighting, arguments, or problems between members of the same family: · Victims of domestic violence are often reluctant to tell the police.· I'm worried about Jim - I think he may be having some domestic problems.
if an illness or type of behaviour runs in the family , it is common in that family: · Asthma seems to run in our family.· Good looks must run in the family.
words for describing something that is used in people's homes designed to be used in homes: · The company has decided to expand in the home computer market.· Home furnishings are on the second floor next to the toy department.
designed to be used in homes, rather than in factories, offices, or other public places: · The gas is used for domestic heating and cooking.· The store sells a wide range of domestic appliances.
happening or doing something in someone's home · The good thing about my job is that I can often work at home.· Earlier in the century it was normal for women to have their babies at home.· Darren still lives at home with his parents.
happening in or relating to the home: · She likes to keep her domestic life quite separate from her work.· The women had all experienced some form of domestic violence.
not connected with work or public life use this about things that are not connected with your work, which only concern you, your family, or close friends: · The senator's relationship with her family is a private matter - why put it on the front page of The Post?private/personal life: · The newspapers are full of stories about the private lives of famous people.· She had worked with Bill for 5 years, but she knew nothing of his personal life.personal relationship: · Dave was very successful in business, but always had problems in his personal relationships.personal call/phone call/letter: · If you must make personal phone calls at work, please keep them short.personal problem: · There are counsellors at the college to help students with personal problems.
concerning your life at home, especially with your family, and not your business or work: · Domestic problems are affecting his work.· History books do not tell us much about the domestic lives of our ancestors.· It can be difficult for people with domestic responsibilities to work late at night.
WORD SETSbaby, nounbarrier method, nounbetrothal, nounboy, nounBr., branch, nouncontraception, nouncousin, noundescendant, noundescent, noundistant, adjectivedivorce, noundivorce, verbdivorced, adjectivedivorcée, noundomestic, adjectivedowry, noundynasty, nounex, nounextended family, nounfamilial, adjectivefamily man, nounfamily planning, nounfamily tree, nounfather, nounfather-in-law, nounfiancé, nounfiancée, nounfilial, adjectivefirst cousin, noungodchild, noungoddaughter, noungrandad, noungrandaddy, noungrandchild, noungranddad, noungranddaddy, noungranddaughter, noungrandfather, noungrandma, noungrandmother, noungrandpa, noungrandparent, noungrandson, noungranny, nounhalf-brother, nounhalf-sister, nounhereditary, adjectivehouse husband, nounin-laws, nounintermarry, verbmaiden aunt, nounmaid of honour, nounmam, nounmama, nounmamma, nounmammy, nounman, nounmarital, adjectivematrimony, nounmiscegenation, nounmixed marriage, nounmonogamy, nounnuclear family, nounoedipal, adjectiveOedipus complex, nounone-parent family, nounparent, nounparentage, nounparental, adjectiveparenthood, nounparenting, nounpaternity, nounpaternity suit, nounpatriarch, nounpatriarchy, nounpedigree, nounpolygamy, nounpropinquity, nounproposal, nounrelative, nounscion, nounseparate, verbseparated, adjectiveseparation, nounsibling, nounsingle parent, nounsister, nounsister-in-law, nounstepbrother, nounstepchild, nounstepdaughter, nounstepfather, nounstepmother, nounstepsister, nounstepson, noununcle, noununion, noununmarried, adjectiveupbringing, nounwedding, nounwedlock, nounwhite wedding, nounwidow, nounwidower, nounwidowhood, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meaning 1nouns cattle, sheep, and other domestic animals There’s plenty of space for all the usual kitchen appliances. six months of wedded bliss On the domestic front, de Gaulle’s priority was to secure his government’s authority. Many young girls became domestic servants.
(=buying of goods inside a country)· The French domestic market is the largest consumer of champagne.
(=production of goods and profit from sales inside a country)· Japan’s domestic economy expanded greatly during this period.
(=policy relating to your own country)· The president’s foreign and domestic policies have been criticized.
(=public and political events inside a country)· Colombia rejected any interference in its domestic affairs.
(=the amount of a product that people want to buy in a country)· Exports fell by 0.5 percent while domestic demand grew.
(=the amount of a product that people use in a country)· In the past the country’s industry was small enough to thrive on domestic consumption alone.
(=that stay inside a country)· London’s airports handle one hundred thousand domestic flights a year.
Meaning 2nouns· She enjoyed domestic life and bringing up three children.
(=small jobs at home such as cleaning and washing)· How many hours do you spend on domestic tasks each week?
(=boring tasks around the home)· Many people find domestic chores very tedious.
· It can be hard to balance your work and your domestic responsibilities.
(=problems in the home and with family relationships)· I didn’t want to listen to any more of his domestic problems.
(=an argument between people who live together, especially when it involves violence)· Police are often called to domestic disputes.
(=in a family, especially by a husband towards his wife)· The organization supports women who are victims of domestic violence.
(=food, paper, glass etc that you throw out from the house)· More domestic waste needs to be recycled.
(=help with cleaning, washing etc)· People in well-paid jobs can afford domestic help.
formal (=the work of a servant in a large house)· She went into domestic service at the age of 15.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (also home affairs British English) (=events inside a country)· the Minister of Home Affairs· He said that the US should not try to interfere in his country's domestic affairs.
cattle, sheep, and other domestic animals There’s plenty of space for all the usual kitchen appliances. six months of wedded bliss (=one that lives with people)· People have kept domestic cats for thousands of years.
(=a chore such as cleaning or putting things away)· Everyone in the flat shared the cooking and domestic chores.
(=one that buys in the country where something is produced)· Demand from domestic consumers is increasing.
(=use of something in the country where it is produced)· Domestic consumption of oil has increased.
formal (=between people who live together)· The court heard that he had been stabbed during a domestic dispute.
(=jobs you have to do around the house)· My husband and I share most of the household duties.
(=in one particular country or area)· The new factory has given a massive boost to the local economy.
· A lot of children suffer because of problems in their home environment.
(=a flight within a country)· Is there a domestic flight between Havana and Varadero?
(=played between teams from the same country)· Saturday's defeat was the team's first in domestic football for seven matches.
On the domestic front, de Gaulle’s priority was to secure his government’s authority. (=used in a house)· There has been a sharp rise in domestic fuel costs.
(=happiness that comes from family relationships and life at home)· After six years with Joe, the normality of domestic happiness bored her.
(=harmony in the home)· There was a lot of tension beneath the impression of domestic harmony.
· Cats and other domestic pets give their owners a lot of pleasure.
(=within a country)· The war had a major impact on the country’s domestic politics.
Many young girls became domestic servants.· More women started to be trained for tasks outside the domestic sphere.
(=violence between a couple in their home)· Police said she was a victim of domestic violence.
· Newspapers and magazines make up 10% of household waste.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· There is no reason today why Paris should intervene massively in our domestic affairs.· Catherine had trouble tending to their own domestic affairs though they had a handy expertise for the affairs of others.· Both these men, under the Yorkists, were more concerned with national administration than with the domestic affairs of the household.· Thereafter, his form fluctuated as irregularly as his training and his domestic affairs.· The image of the government was one of strength in domestic affairs.
· The founding of these organisations gave real impetus to a movement directed towards improving the lot of domestic animals.· Although the afflicted creatures do not behave aggressively, Fosco said, they still pose a threat to domestic animals.· Familiarity alone prevents our seeing how universally and largely the minds of our domestic animals have been modified by domestication.· The economy was mixed with remains of wheat, grinding stones and iron sickles indicating agriculture alongside the remains of domestic animals.· Such rules serve to distinguish further basic social categories: friends from enemies, domestic animals from wild beasts, and so on.· The lack of fish remains and the presence of bones of domestic animals suggests that food supply was no problem.· The trouble is that Barbary apes are not domestic animals.
· A separate utility room nearby houses all the noisy domestic appliances.· Third - the occasional sums needed for holidays, car repairs, house repairs, and replacement of furniture and domestic appliances.· What's more, it tends to suffer from domestic appliance interference.
· After all, they're treated in rather the same disgraceful way as domestic cats.· Loss of beachfront habitat and predation by domestic cats and introduced red foxes pushed the least tern to the brink of extinction.· These are the seven most important sound messages made by domestic cats.· The wild ancestors of our domestic cats liked to eat freshly killed prey - they were not scavengers.· As indeed is the lion, the otter or the domestic cat when they are out a-hunting.· This short gestation means that, like the kittens of a domestic cat, the cubs are born blind and helpless.· This snake-mimicry is employed by many species, from the familiar domestic cat to less familiar finches.· The explanation is that the domestic cat uses two vocabularies at once.
· An outline of some of the domestic chores undertaken by Mr and Mrs McGill will help to answer this question.· Not having a housekeeper meant most of the domestic chores became mine.· It is not unusual for women to work a 40-hour week, followed by a further 40-hour week of domestic chores.· I come after finishing the domestic chores at home which is not far off.· I am bespoke in the evening, but the daytime is free, once I've done my domestic chores.· The students shared the cooking and domestic chores.
· Worse was expected to come as industrial and domestic consumption of electricity picked up after the attrition of the war years.· Oil imports in 1995 account for much more than half of domestic consumption, up from 27 percent in 1985.· He states that few sheep are reared ... and those only for domestic consumption.· Drought has caused further problems in the agricultural sector, both for domestic consumption and exports.· The cheapening delivery costs of coal extended its use in manufacturing and in domestic consumption.· It is therefore more than ever necessary that the recovery should be export led rather than led by domestic consumption.· Most of these probably end up cracked at home for domestic consumption.· Domestic production as a source of domestic consumption has been displaced by partner country production.
· As a general point banks in many countries were highly regulated in relation to deposits and lending conducted in their own domestic currency.· The standard economic answer to both these questions is that the price of foreign exchange should be raised in terms of the domestic currency.· Foreign currency receipts must be converted into the domestic currency in use in the exporter's country.· An importer might be able to make payment in his own domestic currency if this is acceptable to the exporter.· Any company or bank conducting business outside of its domestic currency zone must have access to international capital.· The reader should ascertain the position regarding his own domestic currency.· Domestic banking involves taking and making loans in domestic currency to residents of the country where the bank is located.· Their central bank accepts deposits from residents in exchange for domestic currency.
· Exports fell by 0.5 percent while domestic demand, fuelled by annual tax rebates, grew by 0.8 percent in real terms.· Yet, although domestic demand is weak, real interest rates remain high because prices are falling.· Quite simply, domestic policy performance was not sufficiently competitive to match a high level of domestic demand.· Although the economy continued to grow, that growth was being led by a rapidly increasing domestic demand for consumer items.· The danger is that it will get worse as recovery brings increased domestic demand.· Monetary policy is now geared to the exchange rate, not to domestic demand.· Faced with growing domestic demand, further tree growing seems desirable, offering ample scope for the development of sylvopastoral systems.
· Mr Say is said to be distraught after a domestic dispute at his home.· Police said the homicide appears to be related to a domestic dispute.· The court heard that the cousin was stabbed during a domestic dispute.· In order to exclude domestic disputes, there is a proviso that the offence can not be committed inside a private dwelling.· In towns, the police policy of not becoming involved in domestic disputes had left women without protection.· In parliament, the bitterest domestic dispute concerned one of the oldest issues of all, drink.
· The rate has been raised quite high enough to deal with overheating in the domestic economy.· Lloyd said he was concerned that a weakening domestic economy would hurt the railroads in 1996.· And strategically, Mr Healey cut public spending and brought the domestic economy back into balance.· Transaction costs may be higher than in the domestic economy.· In essence, the domestic economy is growing too rapidly.· This increase in export earnings will stimulate the domestic economy.· Healthy and rising exports would help balance out the squeeze in the domestic economy.
· Airports ran out of fuel, and domestic flights were diverted.· Time was when even domestic flights were something akin to exotic adventure.· Diamond Service will continue on domestic flights.· Coupons generally offer the best savings when used for coast-to-coast or other long-distance domestic flights.
· It will be equal competition on the domestic front.· From the mid-forties onward Congress legislated for the domestic front while the President acted on the foreign front.· On the domestic front, disposal tends to mean throwing rubbish in the bin.· On the domestic front I was less fortunate and had no great success with house hunting.
· This is used as a domestic fuel.· Almost all the bogs have been extensively peat-cut for domestic fuel.· Budget tax anger Anti-poverty campaigners have been angered by the Chancellor's budget decision to tax domestic fuel.· Up to that time coal was chiefly used as a domestic fuel but from 1812 onwards it went to sea as bunker fuel.
· Two other characteristics of the sample population require some comment: the incidence of employment, and of domestic help.· Also patron of domestic help, housekeepers, and maids.· Midwinter does not restrict his discussion of domestic help to private householders.· Others were manned by his friends and the domestic help.· When domestic help is employed it may be the case that she takes over the husband's responsibilities rather than the wife's.· You may be looking for light domestic help one or two hours per week, or 24-hour a day care.
· Countries may tax energy consumption at radically different rates without seeing all their domestic industry disappear offshore.· Aiding the domestic industry to gain or maintain international competitive advantage has never been an explicit expectation.· The idea is that temporary protection shall be afforded to each nation's domestic industry exclusively through the customs tariff.· The rural economy and domestic industry have developed quite far in Connecticut; the people there are happy.· That is what attracts investment from abroad and makes it profitable for domestic industry to invest as well.· Hera was also the protectress of the home and domestic industry.· A US$5,900 million development fund would be set up to help domestic industry modernize so that its products could compete with new imports.· A falling yen should help a bit, though domestic industries such as construction, retailing and property will not benefit.
· The great domestic issue of our poor century.· Even for the last remaining superpower, domestic issues, not foreign matters, dominate national elections.· Women get together and discuss the lack of hot water and other domestic issues which also signals their awareness of sexism.· On the defensive himself on domestic issues, he is turning to foreign policy because he has little choice.· On most domestic issues, he has tried to reformulate the traditional liberal-conservative debate.· Even if these concerns are addressed, there are some daunting domestic issues that may prevent the plan from being realized.· The reason is not that he ignored domestic issues.· Often, boycotts have been instigated by domestic issues such as gay rights, racial discrimination and labor disputes.
· This is juridically an unsatisfactory explanation for those States where treaties do not form part of domestic law unless incorporated by legislation.· They will, in conformity with domestic law and international obligations, continue to take effective measures to this end. 31.· For my part I can detect no inconsistency between our domestic law and the Convention.· Entitlement to compensation may be subject to the reasonable requirements of domestic law. 3.· The reason for a larger military role in domestic law enforcement is not hard to fathom.· Miss Thomas is not relying upon a contractual obligation other than an obligation by the university to comply with its own domestic laws.
· In course of time the poor seem to have accepted the image of their domestic life created by their betters.· The norms of domestic life it set forth drew a clear ideological boundary between rational members of society and the feckless.· How were these cults to be consolidated so long as freedom of thought was the very basis of domestic life?· Clarke was a deeply religious man who enjoyed mathematics, music, and domestic life.· The objects we use to do these mundane tasks each day reveal the inner secrets of domestic life.· Shortly before the first performance of Sea Change, unhappiness struck John's domestic life.· Once the couple were joyfully reunited, William slipped back into domestic life.
· Software and services generated 44% of the total turnover in the domestic market, up from the 36% generated in 1991.· The peanut program allows only farmers with a federal quota to grow peanuts for the domestic market.· Nobody could finance increased imports of these commodities to provide competition for these producers on the domestic market.· Even these companies are barred from selling to the domestic market.· Through time wine has taken a much larger share of the domestic market.· The increased deficit is to be financed by borrowing on the domestic market, largely from the domestic banking system.· Without a theatrical release in their own domestic market, they stood little chance of recouping the money lavished on them.· The bigger challenge is for domestic companies producing for the domestic market.
· Last month, we enacted legislation to allow civil marriage ceremonies for domestic partners in San Francisco.· The archdiocese still hopes to persuade the city to exempt Catholic Charities from the domestic partners ordinance, he said.· Businesses that do not apply equal benefits to employees with domestic partners, they say, unfairly discriminate.· The City states in its briefs that the domestic partners ordinance does not interfere with those statutes.· The cost of the ceremony will be $ 35, which comes on top of a $ 30 domestic partners registration fee.· A law passed by voters in 1994 gave retirement and health benefits to city employees' domestic partners.· At issue is whether domestic partners benefits are covered by the federal statute.· Aftergut argued that domestic partners benefits can be set aside from the federal act.
· As well as looking after the welfare of domestic pets, the society plays a vital role in the care of farm livestock.· The foxes cause little nuisance, whereas domestic pets befoul the streets, parks and gardens.· Nowadays there are three partners in the practise specialising almost exclusively in domestic pets.
· These pressures complicate the choices for domestic policy and add new dilemmas.· For developing countries, volatility increased the direct impact on their domestic policies and plans.· A similarly circular process has been under way in several areas of foreign and domestic policy.· Assess Mussolini's domestic policies and achievements to 1935. 2.· Traditionally, domestic policy was sharply differentiated from foreign policy.· This is not a problem of conflicting treaties but of domestic policy conflicting with an agreement.· Often the material was about plans for future changes in some aspect of domestic policy.
· If you turned to domestic politics, the news was no better.· At the time, 1948, the Cold War was becoming the pervasive issue in international affairs and domestic politics.· Not a lot of domestic politics about, thank goodness!· With domestic politics figured in, the cutoff seems cynical in the extreme.· In terms of domestic politics, there was no one to challenge Franco's decisions, however arbitrary they might be.· In the spring of 1978, it was dusted off for a more compelling reason, namely domestic politics.· It was not easy to avoid domestic politics but we tried hard to achieve a delicate balance.
· He went on to say all that was necessary to solve the small domestic problem was to be sensible.· Murayama leaves his successors a host of severe domestic problems.· In the 1960s this preoccupation gave way to an urgent need to consider domestic problems such as racial disharmony and poverty.· He certainly did not envy him his domestic problems or his resulting injuries to soul and face.· It was conscious of Britain's economic weaknesses and the public's desire to concentrate on domestic problems.· Combined with domestic problems, the Chancellor s economic framework will be stress tested to the full.· Comfort goals are very sensitive to work and domestic problems, especially personal or family illness.· Politically the situation was contentious and Rhee had not shown the correct touch in tackling domestic problems.
· Tourism is our second biggest contributor - after North Sea oil - to gross domestic product.· Trichet said the M3 target assumes a gross domestic product growth of 2. 5 percent.· The gross domestic product rose between July and September compared to the previous three months.· Dini said inflation was kept to a moderate pace during the year, even as gross domestic product rose 3 percent.· Domestic product proportion Agriculture now contributes only 3.4% of Community gross domestic product, compared with 5.4% in 1970.· In the former case, we need make no adjustment but the figures are renamed domestic product, income and expenditure.
· Others engaged in the domestic production of handicrafts.· Oil imports began to decline as domestic production began to increase.· Unfortunately, most of these efforts were directed towards reducing non-oil imports, which had damaging effects on domestic production.· In addition, with more domestic production and higher prices business savings rise.· The technique involves estimating apparent consumption by deducting exports from domestic production and adding on imports from union and non-union sources.· The sugar program works by limiting domestic production and erecting trade barriers that keep the price of imported sugar high.· In 1971 price controls on domestic production were imposed and the legislation limiting imports was repealed.· I was basically asking the company to decide whether or not it wanted to maintain a domestic production capability.
· Regressive between tax-payers Reflecting the importance of housing in the household budget, domestic rates fell most heavily on the low-income groups.· The nominal costs of collecting domestic rates were also reduced between 1983/4 and 1984/5 and rose very little over the whole period.· The community charge regime is an improvement on domestic rates in that respect.· Only about one-third of potential voters pay full domestic rates.· Enterprise has been driven away by high business rates and high domestic rates.· But the main idea in the Green Paper was to replace domestic rates over a period of years by a community charge.· The same qualification applies to domestic rates.· In general, most of these commentaries had concluded that domestic rates were probably as fair and efficient a system as any.
· They are at a disadvantage in the job market because of lower education and training levels, cultural prejudice and domestic responsibilities.· Union consciousness and the activists Conventional wisdom attributes women's low participation in union affairs largely to domestic responsibilities.· The attitude of employers to domestic responsibilities is of considerable importance and highly variable.· Working in prisons, with the need for round-the-clock supervision poses particular problems for women who also carry traditional domestic responsibilities.· In the next chapter we show that taking part-time work usually leads to an increase in domestic responsibility.· In the past many health authorities discriminated unfairly by not employing those who may have had domestic responsibilities.· Financial difficulties and childcare / domestic responsibilities, have been shown in other research on participation to be fundamental barriers.· Joyce, as the oldest daughter living at home, shared a fair burden of the domestic responsibility.
· To help support her growing family, she worked as a domestic servant in the houses of rich Anglo people in Pasadena.· Edinburgh had practically no textile workers, men or women; but as we have seen it had a great many domestic servants.· For most domestic servants though, the occupation was a temporary life-cycle one.· Presumably the decline of domestic servants to launder the disgusting handkerchiefs.· In Oxford, out of 312 boys, 119 became errand lads, while 110 girls out of 223 became domestic servants.· She was destined to remain a spinster, finding work as a domestic servant in - of all places - far-away Surrey.
· Leapor's poetry on domestic service is part of a wide range of eighteenth century writings concerned with this type of work.· They glimpsed each other across grocery counters and in the forced intimacy of domestic service now gone out of style.· Thus domestic service must be seen as a type of economic relationship operating in all levels of society.· They know it when their older loved ones die sooner because of having led harsh lives in domestic service or manual labor.· Finally, on entering work of any kind except domestic service, she would find herself among mostly young women.· Leapor, then, experienced domestic service not only as a servant but as a mistress.· There are also places in her work where domestic service is described in very conventional terms.· In 1881 as many as one in three girls aged between fifteen and twenty had entered domestic service.
· However as she grows older, and perhaps re-enters the labour market, domestic tasks are shared more equitably.· When that was too much like work there were all the domestic tasks to catch up on.· Even this minor domestic task was apparently beyond his powers.· It is not uncommon to hear of old women who are cross when asked to perform domestic tasks in residential care!· Some residents enjoy being useful and helping out with domestic tasks, and a good Home encourages this.· Similarly, the husband is playing a greater part in domestic tasks associated with the house and children.· Freeing teachers from time consuming domestic tasks such as tidying, cleaning and repairing equipment?· The effect of women's work on the distribution of domestic tasks within households will be a further important focus on research.
· This company, in turn, departed, and by the 1970s, Millbottom had been partially converted for domestic use.· Hence their smaller size reflects domestic use and they are of a similar size to those found on settlements.· Proponents argue that the dams will check floods, facilitate fisheries, provide water for industrial and domestic use and promote tourism.· This may happen where some one makes a recording for anything other than private and domestic use without consent.· Devices like this poop scoop are better suited for domestic use.· It's very ordinary office issue but also available in small packs for domestic use.· The Romans attached great importance to an adequate supply of good water for their fountains, baths and domestic use.
· One in six women are believed to be victims of domestic violence, yet many are suffering in silence.· But police also said that most unsolved female murders are not the result of domestic violence.· Violence victims face homelessness Social workers need more training in housing legislation to protect victims of domestic violence being made homeless.· And about 10 percent of women were killed by other relatives, another form of domestic violence.· Hearing that women in other countries were organizing against domestic violence, it appealed to the Government for help.· From now on, all domestic violence cases will be followed by the same team of prosecutors through every court appearance.· The campaign will be followed by a three-year £ 14m drive aimed at ensuring that everybody is aware of domestic violence.· Of 4, 767 domestic violence cases, only 11 percent resulted in conviction.
· However domestic work is also not like paid work, especially factory employment, in a number of respects.· It has also been argued that changes in patterns of work may alter the balance of domestic work.· Some forms of extended domestic work, particularly lodging-house keeping, also declined during the inter-war period.· They demanded child-care provisions and greater cooperation from men in domestic work.· She travels to Copacabana for domestic work.· The engineers are not cavalier in their attitude towards the women they employ to do part of their domestic work and childcare.· One of his most striking findings was that the more a woman was employed the more domestic work was shared.
WORD FAMILYadjectivedomesticadverbdomestically
1relating to or happening in one particular country and not involving any other countriesdomestic market/economy/demand etc the booming domestic economy US foreign and domestic policy our nation’s domestic affairs Domestic flights (=flights that stay inside a particular country) go from Terminal 1.2[only before noun] relating to family relationships and life at home: Unfortunately his domestic life wasn’t very happy.domestic tasks/chores/responsibilities etc Nowadays there is more sharing of domestic chores. families that can afford domestic help (=help with cleaning, washing etc) an organization that supports women facing domestic violence (=violence in a family, especially from a husband to his wife)3used in people’s homes: a new tax on domestic fuel domestic appliances such as washing machines4someone who is domestic enjoys spending time at home and is good at cooking, cleaning etc: No, I’m not very domestic.5[only before noun] a domestic animal lives on a farm or in someone’s home OPP wild: domestic pets—domestically /-kli/ adverb: domestically produced coalCOLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1nounsthe domestic market (=buying of goods inside a country)· The French domestic market is the largest consumer of champagne.the domestic economy (=production of goods and profit from sales inside a country)· Japan’s domestic economy expanded greatly during this period.domestic policy (=policy relating to your own country)· The president’s foreign and domestic policies have been criticized.domestic affairs (=public and political events inside a country)· Colombia rejected any interference in its domestic affairs.domestic demand (=the amount of a product that people want to buy in a country)· Exports fell by 0.5 percent while domestic demand grew.domestic consumption (=the amount of a product that people use in a country)· In the past the country’s industry was small enough to thrive on domestic consumption alone.domestic flights (=that stay inside a country)· London’s airports handle one hundred thousand domestic flights a year.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2nounsdomestic life· She enjoyed domestic life and bringing up three children.domestic tasks (=small jobs at home such as cleaning and washing)· How many hours do you spend on domestic tasks each week?domestic chores (=boring tasks around the home)· Many people find domestic chores very tedious.domestic responsibilities· It can be hard to balance your work and your domestic responsibilities.domestic problems (=problems in the home and with family relationships)· I didn’t want to listen to any more of his domestic problems.a domestic dispute (=an argument between people who live together, especially when it involves violence)· Police are often called to domestic disputes.domestic violence/abuse (=in a family, especially by a husband towards his wife)· The organization supports women who are victims of domestic violence.domestic waste (=food, paper, glass etc that you throw out from the house)· More domestic waste needs to be recycled.domestic help (=help with cleaning, washing etc)· People in well-paid jobs can afford domestic help.domestic service formal (=the work of a servant in a large house)· She went into domestic service at the age of 15.