launder

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laun·der /ˈlɔːndə $ ˈlɒːndər/ verb [transitiveT]

1 SCto put money which has been obtained illegally into legal businesses and bank accounts, so that you can hide it or use it 洗〔钱〕〔即把非法得来的钱注入合法的生意中或存入银行，以便隐藏或使用〕

He was jailed for laundering drug money.

他因帮毒贩洗钱而锒铛入狱。

2. formalWASH to wash and iron clothes, sheets etc 洗熨〔衣服、床单等〕

Examples from the Corpus

launder• Norio worked with foreign banks to launder drug profit.

laundering ... money• And the spectre of money laundering looms.• Before the pardon was granted, federal prosecutors began investigating new allegations of money laundering and tax evasion.• Elisa Felix pled guilty in 1993 to a money laundering charge and served a 10-month prison sentence.• He faces trial on dozens of charges, including money laundering, drug trafficking and masterminding death squad killings.• It extends the scope of existing money laundering offences to cover the proceeds of other crimes.• Santacruz was awaiting trial for illicit enrichment, money laundering and drug trafficking.• Thompson began a six-year sentence for money laundering earlier this year.• Two appeared in court on money laundering charges.

From Longman Business Dictionary

launderlaun·der /ˈlɔːndəˈlɒːndər/ verb [transitiveT]LAW

launder money/profits to put money which has been obtained illegally into legal businesses and bank accounts in order to hide where it was obtained

The bank had allegedly laundered money for drug dealers and other criminals.

—laundering noun [uncountableU]

He was sentenced to three years in prison for money laundering.

the laundering of drug profits through Panamanian banks and front companies

Origin launder