clearinghouse

or clear·ing house

[ kleer-ing-hous ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural clear·ing·hous·es [kleer, -ing-hou-ziz].

a place or institution where mutual claims and accounts are settled, as between banks.
a central institution or agency for the collection, maintenance, and distribution of materials, information, etc.

First recorded in 1825–35

As proof, she offered a document from the National Student Clearinghouse database, which verifies college degrees.

During the 1950s and 1960s, the Chicago Defender was an important clearinghouse for news about civil rights.

And then there is RocketHub, the self-anointed clearinghouse for “creative underdogs” that utilizes a virtual currency.

There is no federal agency or clearinghouse that monitors the sale or ownership of guns.

They are listed in many communities by local branches of the Self-Help Clearinghouse.

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