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BNC: 19685 COCA: 45855

launderette

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launderette /ˌlɑːndəˈrɛt/ noun
plural launderettes
launderette
/ˌlɑːndəˈrɛt/
noun
plural launderettes
Learner's definition of LAUNDERETTE
[count] chiefly British
: a place that has machines to use for washing and drying clothes, towels, sheets, etc.自助洗衣店
BNC: 19685 COCA: 45855

launderette

noun

laun·​der·​ette ˌlȯn-də-ˈret How to pronounce launderette (audio)
ˌlän-
variants or less commonly laundrette
ˌlȯn-ˈdret How to pronounce launderette (audio)
ˌlän-
: a self-service laundry

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web About eight hundred thousand people working launderettes or dry cleaners were let go. John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 8 May 2020 But voters can also cast ballots at pubs and more unconventional locations, including hair salons, a historic windmill in eastern England and a launderette in Oxford. Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2019 Check to see if there is a self-service launderette, and use it. Erica Silverstein, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2019 Despite its relatively strict anti-money-laundering regulations, London is a favoured financial launderette for European gangsters. The Economist, 24 Jan. 2018 In 1967, the business district in the Haight looked like most mid-century American main streets: drug stores and barbershop poles, Coca-Cola signs in the window of the launderette. Longreads, 7 Aug. 2017 Here’s a look at scenes at various polling stations across the U.K.—set up in pubs, launderettes, mobile homes, and other quirky locations—as the British people choose their next leader. Tom Hall, Bloomberg.com, 8 June 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

from Launderette, a service mark

First Known Use

circa 1948, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of launderette was circa 1948
BNC: 19685 COCA: 45855

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