/ ˈlɔːndri; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies )
1.
[ U ] clothes, sheets, etc. that need washing, that are being washed, or that have been washed recently
SYN washing :
a pile of clean / dirty laundry
a laundry basket / room
2.
[ U , sing. ] the process or the job of washing clothes, sheets, etc. :
to do the laundry
The hotel has a laundry service.
3.
[ C ] a business or place where you send sheets, clothes, etc. to be washed
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WORD ORIGIN
early 16th cent.: contraction of Middle English lavendry , from Old French lavanderie , from lavandier person who washes linen, based on Latin lavanda things to be washed, from lavare to wash.