laun‧der‧ette /ˌlɔːndəˈret $ ˌlɒːn-/ (also laundrette /lɔːnˈdret $ lɒːn-/) British English, Laun‧dro‧mat /ˈlɔːndrəmæt $ ˈlɒːn-/ noun [countable] trademark American English
[Date: 1900-2000; Origin: launder]
a place where you can go to wash your clothes in machines that work when you put coins in them

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