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Meaning of 'launder' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Launder [ n.]
- A washerwoman.
- 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.
2 . 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.
- To lave; to wet.

Meaning of 'launder' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . launder [ v]
Meaning (1):
- cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
Example in sentence:
  • Wash the towels, please!

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