laundry

noun
UK: /ˈlɔːndri/
US: /ˈlɔːndri/

  1. Clothes and linens that need to be washed or have been newly washed.

    1. I have to do the laundry today because I ran out of clean socks. [ ] [ ]
    2. After the camping trip, we had piles of dirty laundry to sort and wash immediately. [ ] [ ]

  2. A room or area in a building where clothes are washed.

    1. The laundry room is in the basement of our apartment building. [ ] [ ]
    2. Our new house has a large laundry room equipped with the latest washing machines. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

washing wash
laundry verb

  1. To wash clothes and linens.

    1. I need to laundry my shirts before the job interview tomorrow. [ ] [ ]
    2. She laundries all her delicate clothes by hand to avoid damaging them in the washing machine. [ ] [ ]

  2. To secretly move illegally obtained money through financial systems to make it seem legal.

    1. He was accused of trying to laundry money through offshore accounts. [ ] [ ]
    2. The investigation revealed a complex scheme to laundry illicit funds via real estate investments. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "laundry" in English means: Clothes and linens that need to be washed or have been newly washed., A room or area in a building where clothes are washed..

The phonetic transcription of "laundry" is /ˈlɔːndri/ in British English and /ˈlɔːndri/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "laundry": washing, wash.

Example usage of "laundry": "I have to do the laundry today because I ran out of clean socks.". More examples on the page.