| 单词 | launder |
| 释义 | launder (lɔːndəʳ ) Word forms: launders , laundering , laundered 1. verb When you launder clothes, sheets, and towels, you wash and iron them. [old-fashioned] How many guests who expect clean towels every day in a hotel launder their own every day at home? [VERB noun] She wore a freshly laundered and starched white shirt. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: wash, clean, dry-clean, tub 2. verb To launder money that has been obtained illegally means to process it through a legitimate business or to send it abroad to a foreign bank, so that when it comes back nobody knows that it was illegally obtained. The House voted today to crack down on banks that launder drug money. [VERB noun] Synonyms: process, doctor, manipulate launderer Word forms: launderers countable noun ...a businessman and self-described money launderer. Collocations: launder cash But finding laundered cash has become so important to criminal investigations that Spanish police decided to enlist the dogs to help them. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Some police forces reported that businesses were being set up to launder cash. Times, Sunday Times (2016) They laundered cash through car dealers and contacts. The Sun (2007) One arrest on suspicion of laundering cash from transfers is expected to be followed by more. The Sun (2007) The local redevelopment budget was 3.7bn — a honeypot for criminals seeking opportunities to make and launder money. Times, Sunday Times They have also been used to launder money. The Sun In this type of scam, fraudsters recruit an innocent party, perhaps under the pretence of a job offer or personal favour, to launder money. Times, Sunday Times Nine were charged with conspiracy to launder money, which carries a 20-year maximum term. The Sun It also investigates whether solicitors are being used by criminal gangs to launder money. Times, Sunday Times |
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