单词 | launder |
释义 | Word Frequency launder(ˈlɔːndə) verb 1. to wash, sometimes starch, and often also iron (clothes, linen, etc) 2. (intransitive) to be capable of being laundered without shrinking, fading, etc 3. (transitive) to process (something acquired illegally) to make it appear respectable, esp to process illegally acquired funds through a legitimate business or to send them to a foreign bank for subsequent transfer to a home bank noun 4. a water trough, esp one used for washing ore in mining Derived forms launderer (ˈlaunderer) noun Word origin C14 (n, meaning: a person who washes linen): changed from lavender washerwoman, from Old French lavandiere, ultimately from Latin lavāre to wash |
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