clearing

[ kleer-ing ]
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noun
  1. the act of a person or thing that clears; the process of becoming clear.

  2. a tract of land, as in a forest, that contains no trees or bushes.

  1. the reciprocal exchange between banks of checks and drafts, and the settlement of the differences.

  2. clearings, the total of claims settled at a clearinghouse.

Origin of clearing

1
First recorded in 1350–1400, clearing is from the Middle English word clering.See clear, -ing1

Other words from clearing

  • un·clear·ing, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for clearing

clearing

/ (ˈklɪərɪŋ) /


noun
  1. an area with few or no trees or shrubs in wooded or overgrown land

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