clearinghouse
noun
clear·ing·house
ˈklir-iŋ-ˌhau̇s 
1
: an establishment maintained by banks for settling mutual claims and accounts
2
: a central agency for the collection, classification, and distribution especially of information
broadly
: an informal channel for distributing information or assistance
Examples of clearinghouse in a Sentence
an online clearinghouse for information on museums around the world
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County records show Rodriguez made A3 the clearinghouse for county funds dedicated for CountryFest, the signature event in Rodriguez’s suburban district in the Westchester area.
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Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 23 July 2025
The House settlement also institutes a requirement that athletes report third-party NIL deals worth more than $600 beginning in June through a clearinghouse called NIL Go operated by consulting firm Deloitte.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2025
What really stopped the panic, more than Morgan’s intervention, was the issue on the part of private clearinghouse banks of scrip payable to other members of the banking associations.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Those deals are subject to a clearinghouse review by NIL Go, which is spearheaded by Deloitte.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 July 2025
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Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 23 July 2025
The House settlement also institutes a requirement that athletes report third-party NIL deals worth more than $600 beginning in June through a clearinghouse called NIL Go operated by consulting firm Deloitte.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2025
What really stopped the panic, more than Morgan’s intervention, was the issue on the part of private clearinghouse banks of scrip payable to other members of the banking associations.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Those deals are subject to a clearinghouse review by NIL Go, which is spearheaded by Deloitte.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 July 2025
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“Clearinghouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clearinghouse. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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clearinghouse
noun
clear·ing·house
-ˌhau̇s
1
: an institution run by banks for the exchanging of checks and claims
2
: a central agency for collecting and giving out information
Legal Definition
clearinghouse
noun
clear·ing·house
ˈklir-iŋ-ˌhau̇s
: an institution that arranges for payment of checks owed by one bank to another
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