janitorial

American  

[jan-i-tawr-ee-uhl] / ˌdʒæn ɪˈtɔr i əl /

adjective

1. of or relating to a janitor, a person employed in an apartment, office, school building, etc., to clean public areas, remove garbage, and do minor repairs.

   Our janitorial product supply includes a wide spectrum of cleaning products.

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Etymology

Origin of janitorial

janitor ( def. ) + -ial ( def. )

Example Sentences

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janitorial

At 40, he was earning about $45,000 a year as a supervisor for a company that provided landscaping and janitorial services to big corporations, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

In a deposition, Grillo said he fired Duarte because he believed she was stealing cat and dog food, janitorial supplies and personal items — which she denied.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026

Most worrying, analysts said, is that KKR’s bad loans included its largest single holding, a $350 million investment in the janitorial company Kellermeyer Bergensons Services that accounted for more than 2% of the fund’s assets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025

Hospitals and ambulatory care providers support employment in transportation companies, food vendors, educational programs, janitorial services, construction firms, and biomedical suppliers.

From Barron's ● Dec. 5, 2025

The janitorial closet smelled pungently of bleach and cleaning solvents.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen