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 Foreign Malign Influence Center is nestled under the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the main clearinghouse for information gathered by U.S. intelligence services.
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Kevin Collier, NBC News, 29 July 2024
The settlement would establish a clearinghouse that reviews any third-party NIL payments above $600.
—Jesse Dougherty, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
In effect, the measure turned the commission into a clearinghouse for information about which former police officers and deputies were not eligible to be hired in the state, either temporarily or permanently.
—Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024
Calling the cops is in effect a cop-out, an abdication of universities’ role as clearinghouses of debate and ideas.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2024
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Kevin Collier, NBC News, 29 July 2024
The settlement would establish a clearinghouse that reviews any third-party NIL payments above $600.
—Jesse Dougherty, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
In effect, the measure turned the commission into a clearinghouse for information about which former police officers and deputies were not eligible to be hired in the state, either temporarily or permanently.
—Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024
Calling the cops is in effect a cop-out, an abdication of universities’ role as clearinghouses of debate and ideas.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2024
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“Clearinghouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clearinghouse. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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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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