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launder

/ˈlɔndɚ/

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What does launder mean?

noun

  1. 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.
  2. A trough or channel carrying water to the wheel of a watermill.
  3. A gutter (for rainwater).
More meanings (5)

verb

  1. To wash; to wash, and to smooth with a flatiron or mangle; to wash and iron.
  2. To disguise the source of (ill-gotten wealth) by various means.
  3. To obtain a pointer to an object created in storage occupied by an existing object of the same type, even if it has const or reference members.
  4. (obsolete) To lave; to wet.

noun

  1. (obsolete) A washerwoman or washerman.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈlɔndɚ/

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Margaret Sinton came that night bringing a beautiful blue one in its place, and carried away the other to launder.
Gene Stratton-PorterA Girl of the LimberlostProject Gutenberg ebook #125