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laundry.

A laundering; a washing.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlɔːn.dɹi//ˈlɑn.dɹi/cot-caught-merger/ˈlɑːn.dɹi/
  1. A laundering; a washing.

    countable · uncountable
    In our family of five, we have to do the laundry every other day.
  2. A place or room where laundering is done - including, by extension, other forms of laundering than clothes washing.

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

    countable · uncountable
    You've left your dirty laundry all over the house.
  4. A penalty flag.

    countable · slang · uncountable
  5. A business whose primary purpose is to conceal the origins of money received illegally.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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

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