pestä — meaning in English

English meaning

• launder verb To wash and often iron clothes or fabric.
• wash verb To clean something using water, usually with soap.

Senses

pestä is used for these senses in English:

• launder (money) To disguise the source of (ill-gotten wealth) by various means.
• wash (transitive) To clean with water.
• wash (transitive) To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten.

launder — full definition

1. verb To wash and often iron clothes or fabric.
2. verb To disguise the illegal origin of money by passing it through legitimate businesses or transactions.

wash — full definition

1. verb To clean something using water, usually with soap.
2. verb To wear away or carry something off through the force of moving water.
3. noun The act of washing, or a batch of laundry that has been washed together.
4. noun A result in which gains and losses cancel each other out, leaving no real net change.

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