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cleanup

n. countable
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈkɫiˌnəp// UK //klˈiːnʌp// cleanup

n. the act of making a place clean and tidy. You use this word when you finish cleaning up a mess.

n. the process of removing dirt, waste, or disorder from a place or situation.


SIMPLE

The kitchen cleanup took twenty minutes.

CONTEXTUAL

After the party, everyone helped with the cleanup to restore the living room to its usual order.

COMPLEX

The environmental cleanup of the river required years of dedicated effort and significant financial investment from local authorities.

Synonyms
Origin

A deverbal from clean up.

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