housecleaning

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noun

Collectively, the tasks involved with cleaning a house; the practice of cleaning a house.

“If you do not keep up with the housecleaning, you will soon have a huge mess.”

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Meanings

housecleaning1

nounhousecleaning (countable and uncountable, plural housecleanings)

plural housecleanings

  1. countableuncountableCollectively, the tasks involved with cleaning a house; the practice of cleaning a house.

    If you do not keep up with the housecleaning, you will soon have a huge mess.

housecleaning2

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of houseclean

Origin

housecleaning · noun

From house + cleaning.

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housecleaning · verb

From houseclean + -ing.

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Translations

Finnish siivous
  • siivoustasks or practice of cleaning a house
Cite this entry
APA

housecleaning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/housecleaning

MLA

“housecleaning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/housecleaning. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “housecleaning,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/housecleaning.

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