Noun
die Geldwäsche
Pronunciation: /ɡɛltˌvɛʃə/
money laundering
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Meanings
Noun
- money laundering
Example sentence
Die Bank muss jeden Verdacht auf Geldwäsche sofort melden.
The bank has to report any suspicion of money laundering immediately.
Word forms
singular
die Geldwäsche
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Geldwäsche
Accusativedie Geldwäsche
Dativeder Geldwäsche
Genitiveder Geldwäsche
Geldwäsche has no common plural.
Usage
- der Verdacht auf Geldwäsche — Suspicion of money laundering.
- Geldwäsche / Geldwechsel — Concealing the illicit origin of funds versus exchanging currencies.
Die Ermittlungen wegen Geldwäsche dauerten mehrere Monate.
The money-laundering investigation lasted several months.