housecleaning

/ˈhaʊsˌkliːnɪŋ/
noun
  1. The act of cleaning a home, including tasks like dusting, vacuuming, and washing floors.
    • She does the housecleaning every Saturday morning.
    • He hired a service for weekly housecleaning.
    • After the party, the housecleaning took several hours.
  2. The removal of unnecessary or unwanted items, people, or practices to improve a situation or organization.
    • A digital housecleaning of old files freed up space on the computer.
    • The company's housecleaning led to the dismissal of several corrupt employees.
    • The new manager did a thorough housecleaning of the department's outdated policies.
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