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    launder
    /ˈlɔːndə/

    verb

    • 1. wash and iron (clothes or linen): "he wasn't used to laundering his own bed linen"
    • 2. conceal the origins of (money obtained illegally), typically by transfers involving foreign banks or legitimate businesses: informal "$123,000 had been laundered through Geneva bank accounts"

    noun

    • 1. a trough for holding or conveying water, especially (in mining) one used for washing ore.

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLAUNDER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Launder means to wash clothes or to move illegal money through banks. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts and languages with Cambridge Dictionary.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › launderLaunder Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the various meanings and uses of the word launder, from washing clothes to concealing illegal money. See synonyms, examples, etymology, and related articles.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › launderLAUNDER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    to disguise the true nature of (a transaction, operation, or the like) by routing money or goods through one or more intermediaries. to remove embarrassing or unpleasant characteristics or elements from in order to make more acceptable: He'll have to launder his image if he wants to run for office.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › launderLaunder - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To launder is to wash your clothes or other things made from cloth, like sheets and towels. A college student might try to wait to launder her clothes until she goes home for Thanksgiving. When you launder, you wash a load of laundry, or dirty clothes.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLAUNDER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Learn the meaning and usage of the verb 'launder' in different contexts, such as washing clothes, laundering money, or disguising something. See synonyms, pronunciation, examples, and word origin of 'launder'.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › launderLaunder - definition of launder by The Free Dictionary

    Launder means to wash clothes, linen, or money. It can also mean to make something more acceptable or presentable. See different meanings, synonyms, and translations of launder.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishlaunder verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    launder something to move money that has been obtained illegally into foreign bank accounts or legal businesses so that it is difficult for people to know where the money came from. Most of the drugs money was laundered through Swiss bank accounts.

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