janitorial

[ jan-i-tawr-ee-uhl ]

adjective

1. of or relating to a janitor, a person employed in an apartment, office, school building, etc., to clean public areas, remove garbage, and do minor repairs:

   Our janitorial product supply includes a wide spectrum of cleaning products.

Word History and Origins

Origin of janitorial¹

janitor ( def ) + -ial ( def )

Example Sentences

Pustilnikov said the level of third-party security and maintenance services he inherited at the buildings — 24/7 armed security with two guards on duty overnight and daily janitorial shifts at many buildings — was financially unsustainable, costing more by itself than buildings’ annual rent revenues.

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As days went by and dirt, dog waste and grime piled up in the Produce Hotel in Skid Row, Jermaine Staley broke into the janitorial closet.

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Upon taking control of the Produce and 16 other supportive housing buildings he acquired in a $10-million deal, Pustilnikov sharply curtailed janitorial and security services.

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Residents said that problems mounted when the security and janitorial services were reduced.

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Mark Loranger, CEO of Chrysalis, the nonprofit janitorial contractor under the receivership, said that he was saddened but not surprised to hear about the state of the buildings after the firm’s departure.

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