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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An international federation supported by public dollars serves as a clearinghouse for the top young players in the country.
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Joe Vardon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
The landmark health privacy law HIPAA only applies to health providers, insurers, clearinghouses and their business associates, leaving a big gap as the market for consumer and digital health gadgets grows.
—Alison Snyder, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
The projects are diffuse, spread across several agencies, but the government’s central clearinghouse is at Homeland Security in the Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships, often called CP3.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 20 Mar. 2025
Some 210 billion euros are in European Union member states, with the biggest chunk, some 183 billion euros, at Euroclear, a Belgian clearinghouse for financial transactions.
—David McHugh, TIME, 18 Mar. 2025
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Joe Vardon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
The landmark health privacy law HIPAA only applies to health providers, insurers, clearinghouses and their business associates, leaving a big gap as the market for consumer and digital health gadgets grows.
—Alison Snyder, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
The projects are diffuse, spread across several agencies, but the government’s central clearinghouse is at Homeland Security in the Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships, often called CP3.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 20 Mar. 2025
Some 210 billion euros are in European Union member states, with the biggest chunk, some 183 billion euros, at Euroclear, a Belgian clearinghouse for financial transactions.
—David McHugh, TIME, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Clearinghouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clearinghouse. Accessed 23 Apr. 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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