(Entry 1 of 2) transitive verb. 1 : to wash (something, such as clothing) in water. 2 : to make ready for use by washing and ironing a freshly laundered shirt. 3 : to transfer (illegally obtained money or investments) through an outside party to conceal the true source.

What is laundering in clothing?

To launder is to wash your clothes or other things made from cloth, like sheets and towels. ... When you launder, you wash a load of laundry, or dirty clothes. These days most of us use a washing machine to launder, adding detergent to the water and then tossing the wet things in the dryer after they're clean.

What does it mean to launder image?

b. to disguise the true nature of (a transaction, operation, or the like) by routing money or goods through one or more intermediaries. 4. to remove embarrassing or unpleasant characteristics or elements from in order to make more acceptable: to launder one's image before running for office.