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housecleaning meaning and definition
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Definition of housecleaning (noun)
- (figurative) the act of reforming by the removal of unwanted personnel or practices or conditions
- "more housecleaning is in store at other accounting firms"; "many employees were discharged in a general housecleaning by the new owners"
- the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house
- "efficient housecleaning should proceed one room at a time"
Source: Princeton University Wordnet