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launderettes

launderettes is the plural of launderette.

Meaning of launderette

Noun

launderette (plural launderettes)

  1. A place that has facilities for washing and drying clothes that the public may pay to use.
  2. A money laundering operation.
    • The distinction is by no means watertight as any 'money launderette' may become a money launderer – and hence be guilty of a money laundering offence – the moment it knowingly engages in a money laundering operation.2000, Guy Stessens, Money Laundering: A New International Law Enforcement Model, page 133
    Synonyms:
    laundromat

Questions about launderettes

What is launderettes the plural of?
Launderettes is the plural of launderette.

Words near launderettes in the dictionary

  1. launderer
  2. launderers
  3. launderess
  4. launderesses
  5. launderette
  6. launderettes
  7. laundering
  8. launderings
  9. launderometer
  10. launderometers
  11. launders

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