Meaning of Laundry | Babel Free
ˈlɔːn.dɹiDefinitions
- A laundering; a washing.
- A place or room where laundering is done - including, by extension, other forms of laundering than clothes washing.
- That which needs to be, is being, or has been laundered.
- A penalty flag.
- A business whose primary purpose is to conceal the origins of money received illegally.
Equivalents
Examples
“In our family of five, we have⟳ to do the laundry every other day.”
“Old Faithful is sometimes degraded by being made a laundry. Garments placed in the crater during quiescence are ejected thoroughly washed when the eruption takes place⟳.”
“You've left your dirty laundry all over the house.”
“Q. Did you use⟳ to do the washing around your house, too? / The Court: She did all the work⟳ of the house, I suppose⟳. / Mr. Feltenstein: That's what I want⟳ to find⟳ out. / A. I gave the laundry to the laundry. / Q. What? / A. I gave the wash⟳ to the laundry.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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