Definition of "homework" []

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

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "And in America, doing your homework is the most uncool thing in the world … chris y Says:"
• "To our teacher pals: we're sorry our homework is a bit late."
• "NEW YORK Reuters - Every evening President Barack Obama is handed what he calls his "homework packet," a thin folder of 10 letters from the American people offering him an unvarnished view of the citizens he governs."