Definition of launder

launder    

verb - transitive

• to make money obtained illegally seem legitimate.

  They laundered their gambling money through - of all things - a laundromat.

                                        
  
                                                           
  
                                                             
  
  Citation from "Family Matters", The Glades (TV), Season 2 Episode 1 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Jun 13 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.

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