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launder

Syllabification: (laun·der)

Pronunciation: /ˈlôndər, ˈlän-/

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Definition of launder

verb

[with object]

wash, or wash and iron, (clothes or linens):he wasn’t used to laundering his own bed linens [as adjective, with submodifier]: (laundered)freshly laundered sheets
conceal the origins of (money obtained illegally) by transfers involving foreign banks or legitimate businesses.
alter (information) to make it appear more acceptable:we began to notice attempts to launder the data retrospectively

noun

a trough for holding or conveying water, especially (in mining) one used for washing ore.
a channel for conveying molten metal from a furnace or container to a ladle or mold.

Derivatives

launderer

Origin:

Middle English (as a noun denoting a person who washes linen): contraction of lavender, from Old French lavandier, based on Latin lavanda 'things to be washed', from lavare 'to wash'

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