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# launder

verb (launder, launders, laundered, laundering)

«launder» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) To wash and iron clothes, sheets or towels. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/launder/#m1)
2. To hide where dishonestly gained money came from by passing it through a business or bank so it looks honest (launder money). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/launder/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life the common words are "wash" and "do the laundry"; "launder" is more formal, as in hotels. In crime stories and the news, "money laundering" is a crime. Phrases: launder clothes, launder money, money laundering.

### Examples

- The hotel launders the towels every day (formal). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/launder/#x1)
- Please launder this shirt before the wedding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/launder/#x2)
- The criminals tried to launder stolen money. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/launder/#x3)
- Money laundering is against the law. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/launder/#x4)
- Freshly laundered sheets smell lovely. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/launder/#x5)
- The police caught the gang laundering cash through a café. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/launder/#x6)

### Note

Regular verb. Noun: laundry (the clothes to wash, or the place); a launderette (UK) / laundromat (US) is a shop with washing machines. In the crime sense, laundering is always dishonest.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «launder» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/launder/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«launder» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/launder.html) on Mova free.