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21launder — v. & n. v.tr. 1 wash and iron (clothes, linen, etc.). 2 colloq. transfer (funds) to conceal a dubious or illegal origin. n. a channel for conveying liquids, esp. molten metal. Derivatives: launderer n. Etymology: ME launder (n.) washer of linen,… …
22launder man — noun Etymology: launder (I) : a worker who cleans and repairs launders …
23Launder, Frank — ▪ 1998 British motion picture director and screenwriter who was best known for his long collaboration with Sidney Gilliat on the screenplays for such films as The Lady Vanishes and Night Train to Munich and on the series of St. Trinian s… …
24launder — 1. noun /ˈlɔːndə,ˈlɔːndɚ,ˈlɑːndɚ/ a) 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. b) A gutter (for rainwater) Syn …
25launder — Synonyms and related words: baptize, bath, bathe, clean, cleanse, douche, flush, flush out, gargle, holystone, irrigate, lather, lave, legalize, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimize, mop, mop up, rinse, rinse out, ritually immerse, scour, scrub,… …
26launder — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. wash (see cleanness). II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. cleanse, do the wash, wash and iron; see clean , wash 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. wash, clean, cleanse, scrub, rinse …
27launder — laun|der [ lɔndər ] verb transitive 1. ) to hide the origin of money obtained from illegal activities by putting it into legal businesses 2. ) FORMAL to wash and IRON clothes ╾ laun|dered adjective …
28launder — laun·der || lÉ”ndÉ™(r) / lÉ”Ë v. do laundry; wash and iron; be washed; pass through an intermediary in order to disguise the source (as of illegal funds) n. trough or flume used in cleaning ore (Mining) …
29launder money — transfer money in a way so its source cannot be traced (esp. money earned illegally) …
30launder — to bring funds dishonestly obtained into apparently legal circulation or account Used of money which has been stolen or which is the proceeds of vice, especially drug dealing; and of public funds secretly diverted from the purpose for which …
