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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The Deloitte clearinghouse will examine all deals worth more than $600.
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Alex Sherman, CNBC, 12 June 2025
Meanwhile, a new clearinghouse and oversight body have been created to evaluate NIL deals of more than $600 in order to prevent pay-for-play schemes.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 10 June 2025
In addition to schools being allowed to make NIL deals themselves, the new model also requires all outside NIL deals of more than $600 to go through a clearinghouse that will determine whether the payments are for a valid business purpose and reflect fair market value.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 6 June 2025
Its passing would be a major win for social media companies, including Meta, Snap and X, that have endorsed the idea of making app stores a sort of central clearinghouse for age verification.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
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Alex Sherman, CNBC, 12 June 2025
Meanwhile, a new clearinghouse and oversight body have been created to evaluate NIL deals of more than $600 in order to prevent pay-for-play schemes.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 10 June 2025
In addition to schools being allowed to make NIL deals themselves, the new model also requires all outside NIL deals of more than $600 to go through a clearinghouse that will determine whether the payments are for a valid business purpose and reflect fair market value.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 6 June 2025
Its passing would be a major win for social media companies, including Meta, Snap and X, that have endorsed the idea of making app stores a sort of central clearinghouse for age verification.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
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“Clearinghouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clearinghouse. Accessed 5 Jul. 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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