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Meaning of launder

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

launder

Pronunciation:/ˈlɑːndə(ɹ)//ˈlɔːndə//ˈlɔndɚ/

noun

Definitions

  1. A washerwoman or washerman.

  2. 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.

  3. A trough or channel carrying water to the wheel of a watermill.

    Synonyms:inlayer
  4. A gutter (for rainwater).

verb

Definitions

  1. To wash; to wash, and to smooth with a flatiron or mangle; to wash and iron.

  2. To lave; to wet.

  3. (money) To disguise the source of (ill-gotten wealth) by various means.