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- Dictionarylaundered/ˈlɔːndəd/
adjective
- 1. (of clothes or linen) washed and ironed: "laundered sheets"
- 2. (of money) obtained illegally and processed secretly, typically by transfers involving foreign banks or legitimate businesses: informal "the property was bought with laundered money"
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to move money that has been obtained illegally through banks and other businesses to make it seem to have been obtained legally: Officials were accused of laundering the stolen funds overseas before returning them to the US. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
to move money that has been obtained illegally through banks and other businesses to make it seem to have been obtained legally: Officials were accused of laundering the stolen funds overseas before returning them to the US. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
1. : to wash (something, such as clothing) in water. 2. : to make ready for use by washing and ironing. a freshly laundered shirt. 3. : to transfer (illegally obtained money or investments) through an outside party to conceal the true source. 4. : sanitize sense 2. laundered language. intransitive verb.
to disguise the true nature of (a transaction, operation, or the like) by routing money or goods through one or more intermediaries. to remove embarrassing or unpleasant characteristics or elements from in order to make more acceptable: He'll have to launder his image if he wants to run for office.
1. a. To wash (clothes, for example). b. To wash, fold, and iron: shirts that were neatly laundered by the hotel staff. 2. To make (illegally obtained money) appear lawfully obtained or legitimate, especially by transferring it through legitimate accounts or businesses. 3.
4 meanings: 1. to wash, sometimes starch, and often also iron (clothes, linen, etc) 2. to be capable of being laundered without.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of launder verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
