launder
1laun·der
verb \ˈlȯn-dər, ˈlän-\laun·deredlaun·der·ing \-d(ə-)riŋ\
Definition of LAUNDER
transitive verb
1
: to wash (as clothes) in water
2
: to make ready for use by washing and ironing <a freshly laundered shirt>
3
: to transfer (as illegally obtained money or investments) through an outside party to conceal the true source
4
: sanitize 2 <laundered language>
intransitive verb
: to wash or wash and iron clothing or household linens
— laun·der·er \-dər-ər\ noun
Examples of LAUNDER
- He used a phony business to launder money from drug dealing.
- <had to launder the quarterback's off-the-cuff's remarks before they could be quoted in the newspaper>
Origin of LAUNDER
Middle English launder, noun
First Known Use: 1664
Related to LAUNDER
- Synonyms
- bowdlerize, clean (up), expurgate, censor, red-pencil
Rhymes with LAUNDER
2launder
nounDefinition of LAUNDER
: trough; especially : a box conduit conveying particulate material suspended in water in ore dressing
Origin of LAUNDER
Middle English, launderer, from Anglo-French lavandere, from Medieval Latin lavandarius, from Latin lavandus, gerundive of lavare to wash — more at lye
First Known Use: 1667
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