hvitvaske, kvitvaske

verbverb

etter engelsk whitewash, opprinnelig ‘kalke’ after English whitewash, originally ‘to limewash’

framstille noen som uskyldig to present someone as innocent
- spionen ble ikke hvitvasket the spy was not cleared
plassere svarte penger slik at en dekker over økonomisk svindel to place undeclared money in such a way as to cover up financial fraud
- svarte penger hvitvaskes gjennom investeringer i eiendom undeclared money is laundered through investments in property