cleanup
Americannoun
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the act or process of cleaning up.
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Slang. a very large profit.
The company made a real cleanup on their new invention.
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Baseball.
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the fourth position in the batting order.
Our best home-run hitter is batting cleanup.
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the player who bats in this position.
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Etymology
Origin of cleanup
1865–70, noun use of verb phrase clean up
Example Sentences
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The war may be nearing its end, but the cleanup in certain markets will continue.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
The agency apparently knew there had been an encampment in the tunnel, because Caltrans reported previously doing a cleanup there, McOsker said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
In Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the country's emergencies minister to fly to Tuapse urgently to oversee firefighting and cleanup efforts.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
And if cleanup is what’s stopping you: it doesn’t have to be a whole thing.
From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026
But was it just another one of those cleanup robots?
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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