Bible Dictionaries
Clearing

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The gross amount of the balances adjusted in the clearing house.

(2):

(n.) A method adopted by banks and bankers for making an exchange of checks held by each against the others, and settling differences of accounts.

(3):

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Clear

(4):

(n.) A tract of land cleared of wood for cultivation.

(5):

(n.) The act or process of making clear.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Clearing'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/clearing.html. 1828.