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
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The $200,000 deal was unveiled by KU months before Deloitte was publicly identified as the firm tasked with administering a digital clearinghouse for college athlete NIL deals, as stipulated in the pending House v. NCAA settlement.
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 1 June 2025
The group will serve as a clearinghouse for rules and regulations from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that affect cannabis research.
—Benjamin Adams, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Education Welcome to the portal — where college athletes can risk it all for a shot at glory
And finally, the settlement creates a third-party clearinghouse for NIL deals worth $600 or more.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 7 Apr. 2025
Only 13% of American workers remain fully remote in early 2025, and another 26% have hybrid jobs, according to the academic clearinghouse WFH Research.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 6 Jan. 2025
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 1 June 2025
The group will serve as a clearinghouse for rules and regulations from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that affect cannabis research.
—Benjamin Adams, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Education Welcome to the portal — where college athletes can risk it all for a shot at glory
And finally, the settlement creates a third-party clearinghouse for NIL deals worth $600 or more.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 7 Apr. 2025
Only 13% of American workers remain fully remote in early 2025, and another 26% have hybrid jobs, according to the academic clearinghouse WFH Research.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Clearinghouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clearinghouse. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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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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