"clearing house" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: clearing houses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} clearing house (plural clearing houses)
  1. A central point where clearing banks and other financial firms exchange checks, settle accounts, etc. Derived forms: automated clearing house Related terms: inclearing, outclearing Translations (a central point where clearing banks exchange checks etc and settle accounts): chambre de compensation [feminine] (French), საანგარიშო პალატა (saangarišo ṗalaṭa) (Georgian), ანგარიშსწორების პალატა (angarišsc̣orebis ṗalaṭa) (Georgian), კლირინგული პალატა (ḳliringuli ṗalaṭa) [colloquial] (Georgian), კლირინგის პალატა (ḳliringis ṗalaṭa) [colloquial] (Georgian), Verrechnungsstelle [feminine] (German), Abrechnungsstelle [feminine] (German), Giroausgleichsstelle [masculine] (German), Clearing-Stelle [feminine] (German), γραφείο συμψηφισμού (grafeío sympsifismoú) [neuter] (Greek), stanza di compensazione (Italian), cámara de compensación [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-clearing_house-en-noun-wxkdNUL6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 23 24 Disambiguation of 'a central point where clearing banks exchange checks etc and settle accounts': 91 3 6
  2. (figuratively, by extension) A hub of collection, maintenance, and distribution of goods, information etc. Tags: broadly, figuratively
    Sense id: en-clearing_house-en-noun-ADt6X-Hl
  3. (GIS) A repository structure, physical or virtual, that collects, stores, and disseminates information, metadata, and data Translations (a repository structure, physical or virtual, that collects, stores, and disseminates information, metadata, and data): centro de intercambio [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-clearing_house-en-noun-VPJ-WGty Disambiguation of 'a repository structure, physical or virtual, that collects, stores, and disseminates information, metadata, and data': 3 3 94

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