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clearing bank

British  

noun

  1. (in Britain) any bank that makes use of the central clearing house in London for the transfer of credits and cheques between banks

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A consortium of investors led by The Bank of London, a clearing bank, said it had submitted a formal bid.

From BBC Mar. 12, 2023

On Sunday, a consortium of investors led by The Bank of London, a clearing bank, submitted a formal bid to buy SVB UK.

From BBC Mar. 12, 2023

Former senior U.S. sanctions officials, however, said this confidence was misplaced as the dollars would still have to ultimately go through a U.S. clearing bank in order to convert them.

From Reuters Feb. 16, 2022

JPMorgan normally acts as a U.S. clearing bank for lenders operating in Malaysia.

From Reuters Apr. 1, 2016

A. This bank might be called strictly a clearing bank.

From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Phillips, Chester Arthur

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