launder
[ lawn-der, lahn- ]
/ ˈlɔn dər, ˈlɑn- /
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to wash laundry.
to undergo washing and ironing: The shirt didn't launder well.
noun
(in ore dressing) a passage carrying products of intermediate grade and residue in water suspension.
Metallurgy.
a channel for conveying molten steel to a ladle.
Origin of launder
OTHER WORDS FROM launder
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British Dictionary definitions for launder
launder
/ (ˈlɔːndə) /
verb
to wash, sometimes starch, and often also iron (clothes, linen, etc)
(intr)
to be capable of being laundered without shrinking, fading, etc
(tr)
to process (something acquired illegally) to make it appear respectable, esp to process illegally acquired funds through a legitimate business or to send them to a foreign bank for subsequent transfer to a home bank
noun
a water trough, esp one used for washing ore in mining
Derived forms of launder
launderer, nounWord Origin for launder
C14 (n, meaning: a person who washes linen): changed from
lavender washerwoman, from Old French
lavandiere, ultimately from Latin
lavāre to wash