launder

Definition of launder in English English dictionary: To lave; to wet; A gutter (for rainwater); To wash; to wash, and to smooth with a flatiron or mangle; to wash and iron; To disguise the source of ill-gotten wealth by various means; A washerwoman; A trough used by miners to receive powdered ore from the box where it is beaten, or for carrying water to the stamps, or other apparatus for comminuting (sorting) the ore; To wash, as clothes; to wash, and to smooth with a flatiron or mangle; to wash and iron; as, to launder shirts; cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water; "Wash the towels, please!"; Wooden box for the conveyance of water; To manipulate and move around illegally acquired cash so that it appears to be legally acquired; {f} do laundry; wash and iron; be washed; pass through an intermediary in order to disguise the source (as of illegal funds); To launder money that has been obtained illegally means to process it through a legitimate business or to send it abroad to a foreign bank, so that when it comes back nobody knows that it was illegally obtained. The House voted today to crack down on banks that launder drug money. + launderer launderers laun·der·er a businessman and self-described money launderer; A trough used by miners to receive the powdered ore from the box where it is beaten, or for carrying water to the stamps, or other apparatus, for comminuting, or sorting, the ore; to process illegally-obtained money through more than one bank, in order to conceal its origin; {i} trough or flume used in cleaning ore (Mining); convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones; When you launder clothes, sheets, and towels, you wash and iron them. How many guests who expect clean towels every day in an hotel launder their own every day at home?
launder money: transfer money in a way so its source cannot be traced (esp. money earned illegally)
laundering: Present participle of launder
laundered: past of launder
laundered: {s} washed; washed and ironed; passed through an intermediary to disguise the source (as of illegal funds); made acceptable
launderer: One who follows the business of laundering
launderer: {i} person or thing that launders, one who washes (garments, etc.)
laundering: The act, or occupation, of one who launders; washing and ironing
laundering: {i} washing of clothes; pass illegal funds through an intermediary in order to disguise the source and make them appear legitimate
laundering: The practice of moving funds through numerous accounts and/or banks, one after another, in an attempt to conceal the source of the money
laundering: Laundering is the process of cleaning illicitly gained money so that it appears to others to have come from, or to be going to, a legitimate source
laundering: Any and all steps resorted so as to restore soiled articles to usable condition Laundering embraces sorting, washing, rinsing, water extraction, and drying Optional treatments may include starching and ironing
laundering: washing clothes and bed linens
launders: plural of , launder
launders: third-person singular of launder

launder

Hyphenation

laun·der

Turkish pronunciation

lôndır

Synonyms

launderer, laundress, washerwoman, clean, cleanse, do the laundry, do the washing, rinse

Pronunciation

/ˈlôndər/ /ˈlɔːndɜr/

Etymology

[ 'lon-d&r, 'län- ] (verb.) 1664. Contracted from Old English lavender French lavandière Late Latin lavandena, from Latin lavō (“I wash”).

Tenses

launders, laundering, laundered

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