
    Write a function that cleans transaction descriptions by removing all spaces between words to create standardized merchant identifiers for the bank's spending analysis system. The function should take a transaction description string that may contain multiple spaces between words and return a condensed version with all whitespace removed, helping to normalize merchant names for accurate expense categorization and pattern detection.
    

    
import re

def remove_whitespaces(text1):
    """
    Write a function that cleans transaction descriptions by removing all spaces between words to create standardized merchant identifiers for the bank's spending analysis system. The function should take a transaction description string that may contain multiple spaces between words and return a condensed version with all whitespace removed, helping to normalize merchant names for accurate expense categorization and pattern detection.
    

    """
import re

def remove_whitespaces(text1):
    """
    Write a function that cleans transaction descriptions by removing all spaces between words to create standardized merchant identifiers for the bank's spending analysis system. The function should take a transaction description string that may contain multiple spaces between words and return a condensed version with all whitespace removed, helping to normalize merchant names for accurate expense categorization and pattern detection.
    

    """
    return re.sub('\\s+', '', text1)