The meaning of HOMEWORK is piecework done at home for pay. How to use homework in a sentence.

Idiom do your homework (Definition of homework from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Definition of homework noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

HOMEWORK definition: schoolwork assigned to be done outside the classroom (distinguished from classwork ). See examples of homework used in a sentence.

study or research in preparation for some project, activity, etc. used mainly in the phrase: do one's homework

1. Work, such as schoolwork or piecework, that is done at home. 2. Preparatory or preliminary work: did their homework before coming to the meeting.

Any assignment you're expected to complete after school and bring back to class the next day is called homework. Many students make up excuses for not having their homework done.

• A good student, particularly in subjects like math and science, he spends hours in his room doing homework and reading. • I was doing my homework - sort of.

HOMEWORK meaning: 1 : work that a student is given to do at home; 2 : research or reading done in order to prepare for something used in the phrase {phrase}do your homework {/phrase}

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