cuci gudang

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of cuci (“to wash”) +‎ gudang (“warehouse”), from English warehouse sales and English clearance.

Noun

cuci gudang (first-person possessive cuci gudangku, second-person possessive cuci gudangmu, third-person possessive cuci gudangnya)

1. (figurative, retail) warehouse sale or clearance: a sale of merchandise, especially at significantly reduced prices in order to make room for new merchandise or updated versions of the same merchandise.

Further reading

• “cuci gudang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.