launder
A trough used by miners to receive powdered ore from the box where it is beaten, or…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.
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» Tom was accused of money laundering.
Тома обвинили в отмывании денег. — Wezel
Тома звинуватили у відмиванні грошей. — deniko
Hybrid · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 sensesA 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).
(obsolete)A washerwoman or washerman.
Examples
28 sentencesTom was accused of money laundering.
Тома звинуватили у відмиванні грошей. — deniko
ruТома обвинили в отмывании денег. — Wezel
Tom launders money.
Том відмиває гроші. — deniko
ruТом отмывает деньги. — scriptin
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. — sharptoothed
deEr wurde der Geldwäscherei angeklagt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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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