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laundering Definition


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launder
verb laundered, laundering
    1. To wash and iron (clothes, linen, etc).
      Thesaurus: wash, scrub, clean.
    2. colloq
      To transfer (money, etc) that has been obtained illegally through banks or legitimate businesses to cover up its origins.
    intr
    3. To be capable of being washed without ill-effect.
      Example: This shirt launders well
Etymology: 14c: from Latin lavandarius needing to be washed, from Latin lavare to wash.



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