relaundered

Put through twice

Relaundered means washed again, typically because the first washing didn't get something clean enough: These sheets still smell musty—they'll need to be relaundered.

The word appears most often in contexts involving money laundering, where funds are passed through additional layers of legitimate-seeming transactions to further obscure their criminal origins: The relaundered funds moved through shell companies in three countries.

money

smurfing

Evasive transaction splitting

black-market · corruption · kickback · under-the-table · layering · placement · integration · concealment

washing

rewash

Clean a second time

bleach · stain · fabric · clothes · machine · cycle · water · spin · dryer · softener

freshness

crisp

Firm and breakable

pristine · spotless · unsoiled · bright · softness · pressed · starched · renewed · revitalized · deodorized

Opposites
cleanliness state

relaunderedunwashed

Not yet cleaned

soiled · unlaundered · dirty · stained · worn

Family

laundry, launder, laundered, laundering, launderette, laundress, laundries, launderer, unlaundered

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G