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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This unprecedented volatility triggered a massive collateral demand from Robinhood’s clearinghouse, forcing Tenev to halt purchases of the stock on the platform.
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Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
County records show the County Commission’s chairman, Anthony Rodriguez, used A3 as the clearinghouse for Miami-Dade funding for CountryFest, the annual rodeo that Rodriguez hosts each year in Tropical Park.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 26 July 2025
Outside deals between athlete and sponsor are still permitted, but any worth $600 or more have to be vetted by a clearinghouse called NIL Go that was established with the help of auditing giant Deloitte and run by the new College Sports Commission.
—Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
Outside deals between athlete and sponsor are still permitted, but any worth $600 or more have to be vetted by a clearinghouse called NIL Go that was established by the new College Sports Commission and is being run by the auditing group Deloitte.
—Eddie Pells, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025
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Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
County records show the County Commission’s chairman, Anthony Rodriguez, used A3 as the clearinghouse for Miami-Dade funding for CountryFest, the annual rodeo that Rodriguez hosts each year in Tropical Park.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 26 July 2025
Outside deals between athlete and sponsor are still permitted, but any worth $600 or more have to be vetted by a clearinghouse called NIL Go that was established with the help of auditing giant Deloitte and run by the new College Sports Commission.
—Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
Outside deals between athlete and sponsor are still permitted, but any worth $600 or more have to be vetted by a clearinghouse called NIL Go that was established by the new College Sports Commission and is being run by the auditing group Deloitte.
—Eddie Pells, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025
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“Clearinghouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clearinghouse. Accessed 20 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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