clearinghouse
noun
a place or institution where mutual claims and accounts are settled, as between banks.
clearinghouses
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pluralof clearinghouse.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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You lend to the clearinghouses whatever you need, and we’re going to back you’,” he told an oral history project at the University of California, Berkeley.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
The clearinghouses hold the collateral on each side of a contract, transferring risk from trading parties to the clearinghouse itself.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
HIPAA, a federal law that protects the privacy and security of patient health information, only applies to “covered entities” — i.e., healthcare providers, insurers and clearinghouses — and their business associates.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2025
But smaller clearinghouses rely on commercial banks, where deposit insurance covers only up to $250,000.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2023
Thus, clearinghouses and other collectives comprise one option that has succeeded in providing for use of a work.
From Library of Congress Workshop on Etexts by Library of Congress
