launderette
UK /lɔːnˈdɹɛt/ US /lɔndəˈɹɛt/
noun 2
Definitions
noun
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.
From drug money to terrorist finance: the launderette's many different washing cycles
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