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- launder something (formal)
to wash, dry and iron clothes, etc. 洗熨（衣物） freshly laundered sheets 刚洗的被单
- launder something
to move money that has been obtained illegally into foreign bank accounts or legal businesses so that it is difficult for people to know where the money came from 洗（钱） Most of the drugs money was laundered through Swiss bank accounts. 大部分毒品钱都是通过瑞士银行帐户洗钱的。
Word OriginMiddle English (as a noun denoting a person who washes linen): contraction of lavender, from Old French lavandier, based on Latin lavanda ‘things to be washed’, from lavare ‘to wash’.