launder

/ˈlɔːndə(r)/verb

उच्चारण लॉन्डर

(कपड़े) धोना और इस्त्री करना

Advanced word

verb

1
[T] formal
to wash, dry and iron clothes or sheets
(कपड़े) धोना और इस्त्री करना
- freshly laundered shirts
- The hotel launders the bed sheets every day.
Synonyms wash clean
2
[T]
to move money that has been obtained illegally into foreign bank accounts or legal businesses so that it is difficult to know where it came from
(काले धन को) सफ़ेद करना, धन-शोधन करना
- The gang laundered crores of rupees through fake companies.
Synonyms legitimize whitewash

◇Word family

laundry nounlaunderette nounmoney laundering noun

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

wash clean legitimize whitewash

✓In the exam

General knowledge

In India, money laundering is dealt with under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, and cases are investigated by the Enforcement Directorate.

भारत में money laundering के मामले Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 के अंतर्गत आते हैं और उनकी जाँच Enforcement Directorate करता है।