launder
To wash; to wash, and to smooth with a flatiron or mangle; to wash and ironTo wash; to wash, and to smooth with a flatiron or mangle; to wash and iron.
» Tom was accused of money laundering.
Тома обвинили в отмывании денег.
Тома звинуватили у відмиванні грошей.
Meaning
4 sensesTo wash; to wash, and to smooth with a flatiron or mangle; to wash and iron.
waschen
пра́тиpráty, ви́пратиvýpraty
To disguise the source of (ill-gotten wealth) by various means.
waschen
отмыватьotmyvatʹ
відмива́тиvidmyváty, відми́тиvidmýty
(transitive)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.
- convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones
- cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
Examples
28 sentencesTom was accused of money laundering.
Тома звинуватили у відмиванні грошей.
ruТома обвинили в отмывании денег.
Tom launders money.
Том відмиває гроші.
ruТом отмывает деньги.
Tom has been accused of money laundering.
I'm the one responsible for laundering sheets and towels.
He was accused of money-laundering.
ruЕго обвинили в отмывании денег.
deEr wurde der Geldwäscherei angeklagt.
Translations
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Origin
Contracted from Middle English lavender, from Old French lavandiere, from Late Latin lavanContracted from Middle English lavender, from Old French lavandiere, from Late Latin lavandera, from Latin lavō (“to wash”).
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Forms
launders, laundering, laundered, launderedSynonyms
1 synonyms- cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water:wash
Word family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle