launderette
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launderette
- /lɔːnˈdɹɛt/ UK
- /lɔndəˈɹɛt/ US
Rhymes with -ɛt
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Genericized trademark of Launderette; originally a proprietary name (1940s) of Bendix corporation, from launder + -ette.
noun launderettes · laundrette
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A place that has facilities for washing and drying clothes that the public may pay to use.
Similar: laundromat, laundrette, washateria, washeteria, washery, washette, coin laundry
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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.
Similar: laundromat
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noun place with facilities for washing that public may use
| Español | lavandería, lavandería autoservicio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 빨래방 ppallaebang, 코인런드리 koin-reondeuri, 동전식 세탁기 dongjeonsik setakgi |
| 日本語 | コインランドリー koin-randorī |
| 中文 | 自助洗衣店 zìzhù xǐyīdiàn |
| Português | lavandaria, lavanderia (a moedas) |
| Français | lavomatique, laverie automatique, buanderie, laverie |
| Deutsch | Waschsalon, Münzwäscherei |
| Русский | пра́чечная самообслу́живания práčečnaja samoobslúživanija, ландрома́т landromát, пра́чечная-автома́т práčečnaja-avtomát |
| עברית | מִכְבָּסָה michbasá |
Talk about this word "launderette." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/launderette. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. launderette. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/launderette "launderette." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/launderette.Cite this
@misc{launderette_2026,
title = {launderette},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/launderette},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
