2. (Mining) A trough used by miners to receive the powdered ore from the box where it is beaten, or for carrying water to the stamps, or other apparatus, for comminuting, or sorting, the ore. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
launder — laun·der vt: to transfer (money or instruments deriving from illegal activity) so as to conceal the true nature and source launder money through an offshore account Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. launder … Law dictionary
Launder — Laun der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laundered} (l[add]n d[ e]rd or l[aum]n d[ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Laundering}.] 1. To wash, as clothes; to wash, and to smooth with a flatiron or mangle; to wash and iron; as, to launder shirts. [1913 Webster] 2. To … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
launder — (v.) 1660s, to wash linen, from noun launder one who washes (especially linen), mid 15c., a contraction of lavender, from O.Fr. lavandier washer, launderer, from M.L. lavandaria a washer, ultimately from L. lavare to wash (see LAVE (Cf. lave)).… … Etymology dictionary
Launder — Launder. См. Лотковый конвейер. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
launder — [v] wash clean, cleanse, do the laundry*, do the washing*, rinse; concept 165 … New thesaurus
launder — ► VERB 1) wash and iron (clothes or linen). 2) informal pass (illegally obtained money) through legitimate businesses or foreign banks to conceal its origins. DERIVATIVES launderer noun. ORIGIN originally denoting a person who washes linen: from… … English terms dictionary
launder — [lôn′dər] n. [ME, contr. < lavender, washerwoman < OFr lavandier < ML lavandarius < LL lavandaria, things to be washed < L lavandus, ger. of L lavare, to wash: see LAVE1] a water trough, esp. one used in mining for washing dirt… … English World dictionary
launder — To move illegally acquired cash through financial systems so that it appears to be legally acquired. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * launder laun‧der [ˈlɔːndə ǁ ˈlɒːndər] verb [transitive] LAW launder money/profits to put money which has… … Financial and business terms
launder — [[t]lɔ͟ːndə(r)[/t]] launders, laundering, laundered 1) VERB When you launder clothes, sheets, and towels, you wash and iron them. [OLD FASHIONED] [V n] How many guests who expect clean towels every day in an hotel launder their own every day at… … English dictionary
launder — launderable, adj. launderability, n. launderer, n. /lawn deuhr, lahn /, v.t. 1. to wash (clothes, linens, etc.). 2. to wash and iron (clothes). 3. Informal. a. to disguise the source of (illegal or secret funds or profits), usually by transmittal … Universalium
