clearing house
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clearing house
noun clearing houses
- A central point where clearing banks and other financial firms exchange checks, settle accounts, etc. The Railway Clearing House, which was established 120 years ago, was disbanded on March 31. [see "Further reading" for the Wikipedia article.]
- A hub of collection, maintenance, and distribution of goods, information etc. The mixed load is likely to have come from Rotterdam, one of Europe's key clearing houses for drugs
- A repository structure, physical or virtual, that collects, stores, and disseminates information, metadata, and data
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noun a central point where clearing banks exchange checks etc and settle accounts
| Español | cámara de compensación |
|---|---|
| Français | chambre de compensation |
| Deutsch | Verrechnungsstelle, Abrechnungsstelle, Giroausgleichsstelle, Clearing-Stelle |
| Italiano | stanza di compensazione |
| Ελληνικά | γραφείο συμψηφισμού grafeío sympsifismoú |
noun a repository structure, physical or virtual, that collects, stores, and disseminates information, metadata, and data
| Español | centro de intercambio |
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