Definition of launder Launder

/lɔˈndɚ/ - [londer] - laun•der

We found 15 definitions of launder from 5 different sources.

What does launder mean?

Verb launders, laundering, laundered
launder - convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones
		commute, exchange, change, convert exchange a penalty for a less severe one
launder - cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water; "Wash the towels, please!"
		wash
		make clean, clean remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey"
		water-wash wash with water
		rinse, wash wash off soap or remaining dirt
		wash out lose color in the process of being washed; "The expensive shirt washed out in the German washing machine"
		powerwash, pressure-wash wash before painting to remove old paint and mildew; "pressure-wash the house"
		suds wash in suds
		rinse off, rinse wash off soap or remaining dirt
		cradle run with the stick
		stone-wash, stonewash wash with stones to achieve a worn appearance; "stonewash blue jeans"
		hand-wash, handwash wash or launder by hand instead of with a machine; "This delicate sweater must be handwashed"
		machine-wash, machine wash wash by machine; "Can these shirts be machine-washed?"
		acid-wash wash with acid so as to achieve a bleached look; "acid-wash blue jeans"

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launder (Noun)
A washerwoman.
launder (Noun)
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.
launder (Noun)
A gutter.
launder (Verb)
To wash; to wash, and to smooth with a flatiron or mangle; to wash and iron.
launder (Verb)
To lave; to wet.
launder (Verb)
To disguise the source of ill-gotten wealth by various means.

launder (n.)
A washerwoman.
launder (n.)
A trough used by miners to receive the powdered ore from the box where it is beaten, or for carrying water to the stamps, or other apparatus, for comminuting, or sorting, the ore.
launder (v. i.)
To wash, as clothes; to wash, and to smooth with a flatiron or mangle; to wash and iron; as, to launder shirts.
launder (v. i.)
To lave; to wet.

launder
To disguise the source of ill-gotten wealth and funds by various means and convert them to legal ones.
launder
To cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water.