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