laundered; laundering
ˈlȯn-d(ə-)riŋ 
ˈlän-
1
: to wash (something, such as clothing) in water
2
: to make ready for use by washing and ironing
a freshly laundered shirt
3
: to transfer (illegally obtained money or investments) through an outside party to conceal the true source
4
: sanitize sense 2
laundered language
: to wash or wash and iron clothing or household linens
: trough
especially
: a box conduit conveying particulate material suspended in water in ore dressing
Examples of launder in a Sentence
Verb
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
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2025
New appointees to oversee the Vatican bank tried to bring more transparency to a shadowy institution suspected of laundering money, and a panel of eight cardinals from six continents advised Francis on how to overhaul the Curia.
—Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Josh Dinner, Space.com, 12 Jan. 2025
This is also a great time to ask their preferences on a midweek linen restock or launder.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2024
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Verb
In The Accountant 2, now in theaters, Affleck returns as an accountant on the autism spectrum who un-cooks books and launders money for criminal organizations around the world.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2025
New appointees to oversee the Vatican bank tried to bring more transparency to a shadowy institution suspected of laundering money, and a panel of eight cardinals from six continents advised Francis on how to overhaul the Curia.
—Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
More moon missions in months ahead This week's Falcon 9 launch to the moon will be followed, in relatively short order, by that of another lunar launder, this time from the only private company to have successfully landed on the lunar surface to date.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 12 Jan. 2025
This is also a great time to ask their preferences on a midweek linen restock or launder.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Launder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/launder. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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