(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"
the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house
"efficient housecleaning should proceed one room at a time"
Collectively, the tasks involved with cleaning a house; the practice of cleaning a house.
present participle of houseclean