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cleanup

American  
[kleen-uhp] / ˈklinˌʌp /

noun

  1. the act or process of cleaning up.

  2. Slang. a very large profit.

    The company made a real cleanup on their new invention.

  3. Baseball.

    1. the fourth position in the batting order.

      Our best home-run hitter is batting cleanup.

    2. the player who bats in this position.


Etymology

Origin of cleanup

1865–70, noun use of verb phrase clean up

Example Sentences

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These put the cost of cleanup and waste disposal on the companies that make materials — plastic, paint or carpet — rather than on consumers, cities and municipalities.

From Los Angeles Times

Thursday’s surge in share prices reflected both the low expectations heading into the results and management’s notably more constructive tone on inventory cleanup, analysts at UBS wrote in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal

If the cleanup condensates break down, harmful proteins can build up, which is a defining feature of neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS.

From Science Daily

They are still fighting for just insurance compensation, for admissions of wrongdoing from Southern California Edison — whose equipment may have started the Eaton fire — and for a thorough, environmentally sound cleanup, to name a few.

From Los Angeles Times

Policyholders shared complaints lodged against State Farm over denials to pay for the cleanup of fire toxins, rebuild estimates well below actual construction costs and delayed checks for living expenses.

From Los Angeles Times