clean down

verb

To clean (something) thoroughly.

“You should clean down at the end of each quarter.”

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Meanings

verbclean down (third-person singular simple present cleans down, present participle cleaning down, simple past and past participle cleaned down)

present singular third person cleans down · participle present cleaning down · participle past cleaned down · past cleaned down

  1. literallyTo clean (something) thoroughly.
  2. businessTo pay off revolving debt.

    You should clean down at the end of each quarter.

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APA

clean down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clean%20down

MLA

“clean down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clean%20down. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clean down,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clean%20down.

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