launder

(noun, verb)

noun

1. (obsolete) A washerwoman.

2. (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.

3. A gutter (for rainwater)

verb

1. cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water

Similar word(s): wash

Definition categories: contact, clean

2. convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones

Definition categories: change, commute, convert, exchange