Cleaning business glossary
Commercial cleaning terms in plain English.
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Built for cleaning work
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Scope of work
The agreed list of cleaning tasks, areas, frequency, standards, and exceptions for a client site.
Proof of service
A record that work happened, often including check-in time, checklists, notes, and photos.
Net 30 and Net 60
Payment terms that make an invoice due 30 or 60 days after its invoice date.
Certificate of Insurance
A document showing active insurance coverage and the policy details a commercial client requests.
W-9
A US tax form a client may request before paying a cleaning business or contractor.
Job costing
Comparing the labor and other direct costs of a job with the revenue it produces.
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