- schoolwork assigned to be done outside the classroom (distinguished from classwork).
- a single assignment of such schoolwork: Homeworks are due at the beginning of class.
- paid work done at home, as piecework.
- thorough preparatory study of a subject: to do one's homework for the next committee meeting.
- school work done out of lessons, esp at home
- any preparatory study
- work done at home for pay
