laundry (EN)

noun

noun “laundry”

1. clothes, sheets, and other items that need to be washed or have just been washed
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   After a long trip, he had piles of dirty laundry to wash.
2. a room, building, or business where clothes and linens are washed and ironed
   The local laundry offers same-day service for washing and ironing clothes.
3. the act of washing clothes and linens
   She dislikes doing laundry, but it's a necessary chore every week.
4. (US, American football, slang) a penalty flag
   After the foul, the referee threw the laundry onto the field.
5. (criminal) a business or operation that illegally conceals the origins of money obtained illegally
   The authorities discovered the company was a laundry for illegal funds.