Cleanup — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a very large profit

(baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈʌflɪŋks/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsˈɒlvɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsˈɒlvɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈʌflɪŋks/.

Examples

he gave his shoes a good cleaning

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

killing cleanup spot cleaning cleansing cleanup position

Parts of Speech

noun	a very large profit
noun	(baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team)
noun	the act of making something clean “he gave his shoes a good cleaning”

Word Forms

clean up	verb	make a big profit; often in a short period of time
clean	verb	be cleanable
cleanse	verb	clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Aufräumen

ein sehr großer Gewinn

🇫🇷French

nettoyage

un très gros bénéfice

🇪🇸Spanish

limpieza

una ganancia muy grande

🇮🇹Italian

ripulire

un profitto molto grande

🇳🇱Dutch

opruimen

een zeer grote winst

🇵🇹Portuguese

limpar

um lucro muito grande

🇷🇺Russian

очистка

очень большая прибыль

India

🇮🇳Hindi

साफ - सफाई

बहुत बड़ा मुनाफ़ा

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিষ্কার

একটি খুব বড় লাভ

🇮🇳Tamil

சுத்தம்

மிக பெரிய லாபம்

🇮🇳Telugu

శుభ్రపరచడం

చాలా పెద్ద లాభం

🇮🇳Marathi

स्वच्छता

खूप मोठा नफा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સફાઈ

ખૂબ મોટો નફો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶುದ್ಧೀಕರಣ

ಬಹಳ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಲಾಭ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്ലീനപ്പ്

വളരെ വലിയ ലാഭം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ

ਇੱਕ ਬਹੁਤ ਵੱਡਾ ਲਾਭ

🇵🇰Urdu

صفائی

ایک بہت بڑا منافع

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

清理

非常大的利润

🇯🇵Japanese

掃除

非常に大きな利益

🇰🇷Korean

대청소

매우 큰 이익

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dọn dẹp

lợi nhuận rất lớn

🇹🇭Thai

การล้างข้อมูล

กำไรมหาศาล

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembersihan

keuntungan yang sangat besar

🇵🇭Filipino

paglilinis

napakalaking tubo

🇲🇾Malay

pembersihan

keuntungan yang sangat besar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تنظيف

ربح كبير جدا

🇮🇷Persian

پاکسازی

سود بسیار بزرگ

🇹🇷Turkish

Temizlemek

çok büyük bir kâr

🇮🇱Hebrew

ניקוי

רווח גדול מאוד

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What is the primary definition of the word 'cleanup'?

The primary meaning of 'cleanup' is 'a very large profit'.

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Using 'cleanup' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'cleanup' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'cleanup' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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