Meaning

2 senses
  1. A place that has facilities for washing and drying clothes that the public may pay to use.

    Waschsalon, Münzwäscherei

    пра́чечная самообслу́живанияpráčečnaja samoobslúživanija, ландрома́тlandromát, пра́чечная-автома́тpráčečnaja-avtomát

  2. A money laundering operation.

More definitions
  • a self-service laundry (service mark Laundromat) where coin-operated washing machines are available to individual customers

Examples

10 sentences
  1. Tom and Mary met at the launderette.

    Том та Мері познайомилися у пральні.

    deTom und Maria haben sich im Waschsalon kennengelernt.

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  2. I usually wash my clothes at a launderette.

    Я зазвичай перу одяг у пральні.

    deIch wasche meine Kleidung gewöhnlich in einem Waschsalon.

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  3. Is there a launderette around here?

    deGibt es hier in der Nähe einen Waschsalon?

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  4. I never wanted to go to the launderette with my mom.

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  5. Since I don't have a washing machine at home, I have to do my washing at the launderette.

    deDa ich keine Waschmaschine zu Hause habe, muss ich zum Wäschewaschen in den Waschsalon gehen.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
place with facilities for washing that public may use:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
place with facilities for washing that public may use:

Origin

Genericized trademark of Launderette; originally a proprietary name (1940s) of Bendix corp

Genericized trademark of Launderette; originally a proprietary name (1940s) of Bendix corporation, from launder + -ette.

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Forms

plural: launderettes

Synonyms

7 synonyms
self-service laundry facility:laundromatlaundrettewasheteriawasherywashettecoin laundrywashateria
Close in meaning
  • a self-service laundry (service mark Laundromat) where coin-operated washing machines are available to individual customers:Laundromat

See also

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