Meaning

5 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A laundering; a washing.

    In our family of five, we have to do the laundry every other day.

    Wäsche, Waschen

    сти́ркаstírka

    прання́prannjá

  2. (countable, uncountable)A place or room where laundering is done - including, by extension, other forms of laundering than clothes washing.

    Waschküche, Waschraum, Wäscherei

    пра́чечнаяpráčečnaja

    пра́льняprálʹnja

  3. (countable, uncountable)That which needs to be, is being, or has been laundered.

    You've left your dirty laundry all over the house.

    Wäsche, Waschgut

    бельёbelʹjó

    біли́знаbilýzna

  4. (countable, slang, uncountable)A penalty flag.

  5. (countable, uncountable)A business whose primary purpose is to conceal the origins of money received illegally.

More definitions
  • workplace where clothes are washed and ironed
  • garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering

Examples

372 sentences
  1. Mary is hanging up the laundry.

    Мері розмішує білизну.

    deMaria hängt die Wäsche auf.

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  2. How do you find time to do the laundry?

    Де ти знаходиш час на прання?

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  3. Where is the laundry?

    Де пральня?

    ruГде находится прачечная?

    deWo ist die Wäsche?

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  4. Is my laundry ready?

    Моє прання готове?

    ruМоя стирка готова?

    deIst meine Wäsche fertig?

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  5. Tom is doing the laundry.

    Том займається пранням.

    ruТом занимается стиркой.

    deTom wäscht gerade Wäsche.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
laundering; washing:
place or room where laundering is done:
that which needs to be laundered:
Русский
By meaning 3
laundering; washing:
place or room where laundering is done:
that which needs to be laundered:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
laundering; washing:
place or room where laundering is done:
that which needs to be laundered:

Origin

From Middle English lavendrie, from Old French lavanderie, from Latin lavandaria. See laun

From Middle English lavendrie, from Old French lavanderie, from Latin lavandaria. See launder.

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Forms

plural: laundries
Singularlaundry
Plurallaundries

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
action:washing
Close in meaning

Word family

28 related words

Collocations

10 patterns
  • up the laundry
  • do the laundry
  • hung the laundry
  • doing the laundry
  • my laundry for
  • do my laundry
  • in the laundry
  • do your laundry
  • the laundry is
  • laundry today

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
laundry — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto