clearing house

Other forms: clearing houses

Definitions of clearing house
  1. noun
    a central collection place where banks exchange checks or drafts; participants maintain an account against which credits or debits are posted
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    type of:
    financial institution, financial organisation, financial organization
    an institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets
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