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launder
/ˈlɔndɚ/
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What does launder mean?
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.
- A trough or channel carrying water to the wheel of a watermill.
- A gutter (for rainwater).
More meanings (5)
verb
- To wash; to wash, and to smooth with a flatiron or mangle; to wash and iron.
- To disguise the source of (ill-gotten wealth) by various means.
- 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.
- (obsolete) To lave; to wet.
noun
- (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.