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

Recent Examples on the Web

The bigger concern is the inevitable appeal of the part of the settlement that allows for student athletes to be paid individual NIL deals above $600 that have to be cleared by a clearinghouse, Deloitte. —Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2025

Contracts may need to be restructured because many — but not all — NIL deals were completed through collectives, a process that would now need to receive approval from the Deloitte clearinghouse. —Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025

Third, visit Missing Money, a clearinghouse of unclaimed property held by U.S. states and Canadian provinces. —Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 4 June 2025

Most clinics operate across three to seven disconnected platforms—EHR, clearinghouse, billing software, remittance systems and more. —Sally Ragab, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1792, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for clearinghouse

• boardinghouse
• charterhouse
• coffeehouse
• customhouse
• firehouse
• meetinghouse
• motherhouse
• packinghouse
• pilothouse
• powerhouse
• slaughterhouse
• summerhouse

Kids Definition

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