Meanings
nounmoney laundering (uncountable)
- uncountableThe act of engaging in transactions designed to obscure the origin of money, especially money that has been obtained illegally.First known use early 20th c.
Shut up! Shut up! What is this charity!? You’re kids! You can’t fucking drive! What money laundering scheme are you operating!?
2016 September 25, Tim Carvell, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Jeff Maurer, Ben Silva, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss, Seena Vali, Julie Weiner, “Scandals”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 3, episode 23, John Oliver (actor), Warner Bros. Television, via HBO
Translations
Afrikaans geldwassery
- geldwasseryact of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
Arabic غَسِيل أَمْوَال, غَسْل أَمْوَال
- غَسِيل أَمْوَال (ḡasīl ʔamwāl)act of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
- غَسْل أَمْوَال (ḡasl ʔamwāl)act of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
- تَبْيِيض أَمْوَال (tabyīḍ ʔamwāl)act of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
Bulgarian пра́не на пари́
- пра́не на пари́ (práne na parí)act of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
Catalan blanqueig de diners
- blanqueig de dinersact of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
Chinese Mandarin 洗黑錢 /洗黑钱, 洗錢 /洗钱
- 洗黑錢 /洗黑钱 (xǐhēiqián)act of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
- 洗錢 /洗钱 (xǐqián)act of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
Czech praní špinavých peněz
- praní špinavých penězact of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
Danish pengevask, hvidvaskning
- pengevaskact of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
- hvidvaskningact of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
Dutch witwassen
- witwassenact of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
Esperanto monlavado
- monlavadoact of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
Estonian rahapesu
- rahapesuact of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
Finnish rahanpesu
- rahanpesuact of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
French blanchiment d'argent
- blanchiment d'argentact of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
German Geldwäsche, Geldwäscherei
- Geldwäscheact of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
- Geldwäschereiact of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
Greek ξέπλυμα χρήματος, ξέπλυμα μαύρου χρήματος
- ξέπλυμα χρήματος (xéplyma chrímatos)act of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
- ξέπλυμα μαύρου χρήματος (xéplyma mávrou chrímatos)act of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
Hebrew הַלְבָּנַת הוֹן
- הַלְבָּנַת הוֹן (halbanát hon)act of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
Hindi धन शोधन, मनी लॉन्ड्रिंग
- धन शोधन (dhan śodhan)act of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
- मनी लॉन्ड्रिंग (manī lŏnḍriṅg)act of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
- काला धन शोधन (kālā dhan śodhan)act of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
Hungarian pénzmosás
- pénzmosásact of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
Icelandic peningaþvætti
- peningaþvættiact of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
Indonesian pencucian uang
- pencucian uangact of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
Italian riciclaggio di denaro
- riciclaggio di denaroact of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
Japanese 資金洗浄, マネー・ロンダリング
- 資金洗浄 (shikin senjō)act of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
- マネー・ロンダリング (manē rondaringu)act of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
- マネー・ローンダリング (manē rōndaringu)act of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
- マネロン (maneron)act of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
Korean 돈세탁, 자금세탁
- 돈세탁 (donsetak)act of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
- 자금세탁 (jageumsetak)act of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
Latvian naudas atmazgāšana
- naudas atmazgāšanaact of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
Lithuanian pinigų plovimas
- pinigų plovimasact of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
Malay pelaburan wang haram, pengubahan wang haram
- pelaburan wang haramact of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
- pengubahan wang haramact of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
Norwegian Bokmål hvitvasking
- hvitvaskingact of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
Persian پولشویی
- پولشویی (pul-šuyi)act of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
Polish pranie brudnych pieniędzy, pranie pieniędzy
- pranie brudnych pieniędzyact of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
- pranie pieniędzyact of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
Portuguese lavagem de dinheiro, branqueamento de capitais
- lavagem de dinheiroact of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
- branqueamento de capitaisact of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
Romanian spălare de bani
- spălare de baniact of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
Russian отмыва́ние де́нег
- отмыва́ние де́нег (otmyvánije déneg)act of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
Slovak pranie špinavých peňazí
- pranie špinavých peňazíact of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
Spanish lavado de dinero, blanqueo de capitales
- lavado de dineroact of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
- blanqueo de capitalesact of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
- lavado dinerarioact of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
- lavado pecuniarioact of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
Swedish penningtvätt, pengatvätt
- penningtvättact of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
- pengatvättact of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
Thai การฟอกเงิน
- การฟอกเงิน (gaan-fɔ̂ɔk-ngən)act of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
Turkish kara para aklama, para aklama
- kara para aklamaact of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
- para aklamaact of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
Ukrainian відмива́ння гро́шей, відмива́ння брудни́х ко́штів
- відмива́ння гро́шей (vidmyvánnja hróšej)act of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
- відмива́ння брудни́х ко́штів (vidmyvánnja brudnýx kóštiv)act of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
Vietnamese rửa tiền
- rửa tiềnact of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
Welsh gwyngalchu arian
- gwyngalchu arianact of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally
Cite this entry
APA
money laundering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/money%20laundering
MLA
“money laundering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/money%20laundering. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “money laundering,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/money%20laundering.
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