laundromat

[lawn-druh-mat, lahn-]

noun

1. a self-service laundry having coin-operated washers, driers, etc.; launderette.

Laundromat

/ ˈlɔːndrəˌmæt /

noun

1. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): Launderette.  laundrette. a commercial establishment where clothes can be washed and dried, using coin-operated machines

Word History and Origins

Origin of laundromat¹

First recorded in 1940–45; formerly a trademark, originally a brand of washer

Example Sentences

If one of your son’s spouses contributes to the business, for example, or if income/profit from the business was used to purchase marital assets, a divorce or probate court might rule that a share of the laundromat is marital property.

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I use a clothesline on the balcony and a laundromat nearby in case I have an urgent need to dry things.

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He took them to an Eagle Rock laundromat, put in $4 in coins x three, then $5 for drying.

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He’d enjoy going to the Laundromat if it means his team has reached the City Division III championship game.

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He was found washing his bloody clothes in a laundromat after reading an article about the arrest of his sister and her boyfriend, prosecutors said.

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