Meaning

2 senses
  1. (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US)A self-service laundry facility with (traditionally) coin-operated (which now may use other per-load payment methods) washing machines, dryers, and sometimes ironing or pressing machines, open to the public for washing clothing and household cloth items.

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

  2. A money laundering operation.

Forms

plural: laundromats
Singularlaundromat
Plurallaundromats

regular

Synonyms

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

Word family

4 related words

See also

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