clearinghouse — clear·ing·house / klir iŋ ˌhau̇s/ n: an institution that arranges for payment of checks owed by one bank to another Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. clearinghouse … Law dictionary
Clearinghouse — (spr. Klihringhaus), börsenartige Anstalt in London, welche zur Regulirung des Wechselverkehrs dient, indem daselbst die Londoner Bankers die auf sie gezogenen Wechsel durch Eintausch derselben gegen solche, die auf andere gezogen sind, einlösen … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Clearinghouse — (engl., spr. kliringhaus), Liquidations oder Abrechnungsbureau, Anstalt in London, wo Londoner Bankfirmen täglich durch ihre Kommis (Clearing clercs) gegenseitige Forderungen und Guthaben ausgleichen. Ähnliche Einrichtungen auch in andern Ländern … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Clearinghouse — (Klihringhous), Liquidationscomptoir, kaufmännisches Institut in London zur Abrechnung und Ausgleichung von gegenseitigen Wechselrechnungen; dazu hat jedes betreffende Haus einen bevollmächtigten Commis, den clearing clerc … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
clearinghouse — 1832, from CLEARING (Cf. clearing) + HOUSE (Cf. house). The original was established 1775 in London by the bankers for the adjustment of their mutual claims for checks and bills; later the word was extended to similar institutions … Etymology dictionary
clearinghouse — [klir′iŋhous΄] n. 1. an office maintained by a group of banks as a center for exchanging checks drawn against one another, balancing accounts, etc. 2. a central office, as for the collection and dissemination of information … English World dictionary
clearinghouse — /klear ing hows /, n., pl. clearinghouses / how ziz/. 1. a place or institution where mutual claims and accounts are settled, as between banks. 2. a central institution or agency for the collection, maintenance, and distribution of materials,… … Universalium
clearinghouse — n. a clearinghouse for (a clearinghouse for information) * * * a clearinghouse for (a clearinghouse for information) … Combinatory dictionary
clearinghouse — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : an institution or establishment for carrying on the business of clearing 2. : an agency for collection, classification, and distribution especially of information or other matter or items requiring wide distribution… … Useful english dictionary
clearinghouse — An agency or separate corporation of a futures exchange that is responsible for settling trading accounts, clearing trades, collecting and maintaining margin monies, regulating delivery, and reporting trading data. Clearinghouses act as third… … Financial and business terms
