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clearing house

noun

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  1. A central point where clearing banks and other financial firms exchange checks, settle…

    A central point where clearing banks and other financial firms exchange checks, settle accounts, etc.

    • The Railway Clearing House, which was established 120 years ago, was disbanded on March 31. [see "Further reading" for the Wikipedia article.]

  2. A hub of collection, maintenance, and distribution of goods, information etc.

    • The mixed load is likely to have come from Rotterdam, one of Europe's key clearing houses for drugs

  3. A repository structure, physical or virtual, that collects, stores, and disseminates…

    A repository structure, physical or virtual, that collects, stores, and disseminates information, metadata, and data

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