housecleaning
/ˈhaʊsˌkliːnɪŋ/
noun
- 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.
- 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- The new manager did a thorough housecleaning of the department's outdated policies.
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