hvitvasking

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From hvitvaske +‎ -ing. Literally «whitewashing». Compare Dutch witwassen and Norwegian Nynorsk kvitvasking.

Noun

hvitvasking f or m (definite singular hvitvaskinga or hvitvaskingen, indefinite plural hvitvaskinger, definite plural hvitvaskingene)

1. (hvitvasking av penger) money laundering

Alternative forms

• kvitvasking

References

• “hvitvasking” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “hvitvaske” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).