Launder

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˈlɔːndÉ™/
• some accents IPA: /ˈlɑːndÉ™(ɹ)/
• US IPA: /ˈlÉ”ndÉš/
• cot-caught IPA: /ˈlÉ‘ndÉš/
• Rhymes: -ɔːndÉ™(ɹ), -ɑːndÉ™(ɹ)

Origin

Contracted from Middle English lavender, from Old French lavandiere, from Late Latin lavandena, from Latin lavō ("I wash").

Full definition of launder

Noun

1. (obsolete) A washerwoman.
2. (mining) 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 gutter (for rainwater)

Synonyms

• (washerwoman) launderer, laundress, washerwoman

Verb

1. To wash; to wash, and to smooth with a flatiron or mangle; to wash and iron.
2. (obsolete) To lave; to wet.
3. (money) To disguise the source of ill-gotten wealth by various means.

Derived terms

• money laundering

Related terms

• launderer
• launderette
• laundress
• laundry
• lave

Anagrams

• Arundel, lurdane