ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LAUNDER
(N, meaning: a person who washes linen): changed from lavender washerwoman, from Old French lavandiere, ultimately from Latin lavāre to wash.
WHAT DOES LAUNDER MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of launder in the English dictionary
The first definition of launder in the dictionary is to wash, sometimes starch, and often also iron. Other definition of launder is to be capable of being laundered without shrinking, fading, etc. Launder is also to process to make it appear respectable, esp to process illegally acquired funds through a legitimate business or to send them to a foreign bank for subsequent transfer to a home bank.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LAUNDER
PRESENT
Present
I launder
you launder
he/she/it launders
we launder
you launder
they launder
Present continuous
I am laundering
you are laundering
he/she/it is laundering
we are laundering
you are laundering
they are laundering
Present perfect
I have laundered
you have laundered
he/she/it has laundered
we have laundered
you have laundered
they have laundered
Present perfect continuous
I have been laundering
you have been laundering
he/she/it has been laundering
we have been laundering
you have been laundering
they have been laundering
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I laundered
you laundered
he/she/it laundered
we laundered
you laundered
they laundered
Past continuous
I was laundering
you were laundering
he/she/it was laundering
we were laundering
you were laundering
they were laundering
Past perfect
I had laundered
you had laundered
he/she/it had laundered
we had laundered
you had laundered
they had laundered
Past perfect continuous
I had been laundering
you had been laundering
he/she/it had been laundering
we had been laundering
you had been laundering
they had been laundering
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will launder
you will launder
he/she/it will launder
we will launder
you will launder
they will launder
Future continuous
I will be laundering
you will be laundering
he/she/it will be laundering
we will be laundering
you will be laundering
they will be laundering
Future perfect
I will have laundered
you will have laundered
he/she/it will have laundered
we will have laundered
you will have laundered
they will have laundered
Future perfect continuous
I will have been laundering
you will have been laundering
he/she/it will have been laundering
we will have been laundering
you will have been laundering
they will have been laundering
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would launder
you would launder
he/she/it would launder
we would launder
you would launder
they would launder
Conditional continuous
I would be laundering
you would be laundering
he/she/it would be laundering
we would be laundering
you would be laundering
they would be laundering
Conditional perfect
I would have launder
you would have launder
he/she/it would have launder
we would have launder
you would have launder
they would have launder
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been laundering
you would have been laundering
he/she/it would have been laundering
we would have been laundering
you would have been laundering
they would have been laundering
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you launder
we let´s launder
you launder
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
laundered
Present Participle
laundering
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAUNDER»
Discover the use of
launder in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
launder and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Play Practice: The Games Approach to Teaching and Coaching ...
This book will challenge your thinking about how sports should be taught, help you reassess your own methods, and provide a new and versatile model you can apply with great success—one practice, one game at a time.
This text anaylses the achievement of one of the central partnerships in British film history, that of Frank Launder and Sydney Gilliat, the screen writers of famous films by Hitchcock and Carol Reed.
3
Modelling Turbulence in Engineering and the Environment: ...
A comprehensive account of advanced RANS turbulence models including numerous applications to complex flows in engineering and the environment.
Kemal Hanjalić, Brian Launder, 2011
4
Engineering and mining journal
The shape of a launder should approach a semi-circle, so as to reduce the
wetted surface to a minimum. In practice when using timber launders this is not
always possible, hence corner pieces are provided as show in Fig. 2. Wooden
launders ...
5
Home Comforts: The Art and Science of Keeping House
Let dry, then launder. Note: If any color remains, relaunder with a bleach that is
safe for that fabric. Catsup/Tomato Sauce. Rinse in cold water, then soak in cool
water with '/4 cup detergent per gallon of water. Spray with a prewash product; ...
6
E/MJ, Engineering and Mining Journal
The concentrates from the sand, middling and slime tables are all collected onto
a shaking launder deliver— ing to a short 18-in. belt elevator which elevates this
material sufficiently to discharge it to a traveling launder. This distributes the ...
7
Closure Strategies for Turbulent and Transitional Flows
Coherent collection of lectures and state-of-the-art surveys on turbulence modelling by leading researchers.
Brian Edward Launder, Neil D. Sandham, 2002
8
Modeling Complex Turbulent Flows
Craft, T.J., Ince, N.Z., and Launder, B.E. (1996). Dynamics of Atmospheres and
Oceans 25, pp. 99-114. Craft, T.J., Kidger, J., and Launder, B.E., (1997).
Importance of third-moment modeling in horizontal, stably stratified flows. Proc.
llth Symp.
Manuel D. Salas, Jerry N. Hefner, Leonidas Sakell, 1999
9
Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
2; An ore concentrator of the class described comprising an agitating receptacle,
said receptacle being provided with a side wall over which ore laden froth may
over- flow, a launder to receive such froth, said launder having a vertical partition
...
10
Official gazette of the United States Patent Office
shelves on the inside of the screen to limit the sliding of the ore and to elevate the
oversize material and dump it into the over-size launder. 2. An ore-sizing screen,
comprising in combination a ro- tatably mounted tubular sieve open at the ends ...
United States. Patent Office, 1914
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAUNDER»
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launder is used in the context of the following news items.
Putin's allies stole my oil company, says business exile | The …
... of ordering an assassination attempt on Sergei Vasiliev, the other businessman who is accused of taking control of Sovex to illegally launder ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
Man serving life terms in 2002 murder of 2 seeks new trial
Prosecutors accused Strom of helping Selenski launder more than $70,000 he obtained through drug trafficking, robbery and the slayings. «Philly.com, Jul 15»
Feds: Local man linked to drug ring smuggling through JIA
... marijuana, and to launder the proceeds of that marijuana trafficking, according to U.S. district court documents obtained by First Coast News. «First Coast News, Jul 15»
Clean up tips for returning northern fire evacuees - Saskatoon - CBC …
... Launder all clothing; Keep windows and doors open as much as possible to remove the smell of smoke; Change air filters for your heating, ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
Dear Greek Children: I'm Sorry for the Smouldering Garbage Heap …
... most recently a company that asked an foreign colleague to launder money by writing a receipt larger than what his real payment would be. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
Suit alleges jail inmates forced to go naked or get no clean clothes …
He said the practice of issuing a single set of clothing represents a health risk to inmates who either choose not to launder their clothes or try to ... «KRCG, Jul 15»
Beach's meddling hurts mall and two cities
... felony racketeering and conspiracy charges in Florida related to a fake veterans' charity prosecutors say was used to launder $300 million ... «The Virginian-Pilot, Jul 15»
Meth remains the constant in local drug scene - Local News - East …
... domestic connections operating in the region, though many drug organizations also launder money through legitimate businesses to move it ... «East Oregonian, Jul 15»
Feds: Philly 'pill-mill' doc worked with Pagans - Philly.com
Another new defendant in the case is O'Brien's ex-wife, Elizabeth Hibbs, 54, who is accused of helping him launder money and commit ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
The AKP and the representation of modern Sunnism
Turkey was turned into a crime syndicate in order to launder Iran's money. The rule of law was undermined and the National Police Department ... «Today's Zaman, Jul 15»
