housecleaning

Noun housecleaning has 2 senses

• housecleaning(n = noun.act) - (figurative) the act of reforming by the removal of unwanted personnel or practices or conditions; "more housecleaning is in store at other accounting firms"; "many employees were discharged in a general housecleaning by the new owners"
is a kind of reform

• housecleaning(n = noun.act) - the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house; "efficient housecleaning should proceed one room at a time"
is a kind of cleaning, cleansing, cleanup
Derived form verb houseclean₁