Associations to the word «Laundering»

Wiktionary

LAUNDER, noun. (obsolete) A washerwoman.
LAUNDER, noun. (mining) A trough used by miners to receive powdered ore from the box where it is beaten, or for carrying water to the stamps, or other apparatus for comminuting (sorting) the ore.
LAUNDER, noun. A gutter (for rainwater)
LAUNDER, verb. To wash; to wash, and to smooth with a flatiron or mangle; to wash and iron.
LAUNDER, verb. (obsolete) To lave; to wet.
LAUNDER, verb. (money) To disguise the source of (ill-gotten wealth) by various means.

Dictionary definition

LAUNDER, verb. Cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water; "Wash the towels, please!".
LAUNDER, verb. Convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras