26984 words

laundry

5 definitions • 3 examples
1
the dirty clothes and sheets that need to be, are being, or have been washed:

Examples:

do your laundry I've got to do (= wash) my laundry.
2
a business that washes clothes, sheets, etc. for customers
3
clothing, bed sheets, etc., that have been or need to be washed:

Examples:

[ U ] piles of dirty laundry
4
A laundry is also a room in a house where clothes, bed sheets, etc., are washed, or a business that washes clothes, bed sheets, etc., for customers.
5
an organization that hides the origin of money earned illegally and makes it seem legal:

Examples:

Evidence of the bank serving as a money laundry in the bailout scandal has been identified.

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