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Meaning of 'clearing' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Clearing [ n.]
- The act or process of making clear.
- A tract of land cleared of wood for cultivation.
- A method adopted by banks and bankers for making an exchange of checks held by each against the others, and settling differences of accounts.
- The gross amount of the balances adjusted in the clearing house.
2 . Clearing [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Clear

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