Noun has 2 senses

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



• housecleaning(n = noun.act) - the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house; "efficient housecleaning should proceed one room at a time"

Derived form verb houseclean₁