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

Recent Examples on the Web

Yet, the clearinghouse may be one of the parts of the Institute of Education Sciences on the chopping block. —Nicole M. McNeil, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2025

And in what feels like the safest of all Hotline predictions, the NCAA clearinghouse created to oversee NIL deals will be a fiasco. —Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025

The Insurance Information Institute, a clearinghouse for the industry, says the regulations are prompting more insurers to write more coverage, but this week's fires could complicate matters. —Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025

In February, a ransomware group called Black Cat executed a cyberattack on Change Healthcare, a clearinghouse for medical claims that enables payments to doctors, hospitals, and pharmacies. —Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1792, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for clearinghouse

• boardinghouse
• charterhouse
• coffeehouse
• customhouse
• firehouse
• meetinghouse
• motherhouse
• packinghouse
• pilothouse
• powerhouse
• slaughterhouse
• summerhouse

Kids Definition

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