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.

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Etymology

Origin of cleanup

1865–70, noun use of verb phrase clean up

Related Words

• acquisition
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• revenue
• saving
• surplus
• turnout
• value