launderette
Meanings
Plural: launderettes
Noun
- a self-service laundry (service mark Laundromat) where coin-operated washing machines are available to individual customers
- A place that has facilities for washing and drying clothes that the public may pay to use.
- A money laundering operation.
Origin / Etymology
Genericized trademark of Launderette; originally a proprietary name (1940s) of Bendix corporation, from launder + -ette.
Synonyms
coin laundry, laundrette, laundromat, Laundromat, washateria, washery, washeteria, washette
Scrabble Score: 12
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