Clearing
[Noun]
Webster's Dictionary 1828
2. A place or tract of land cleared of wood for cultivation; a common use of the word in America.
3. The act of making clear.
Clearing
[Participle present tense]
Webster's Dictionary 1828
Clearing
[Noun]
Webster's Dictionary 1913
1. The act or process of making clear.
2. A tract of land cleared of wood for cultivation.
3. A method adopted by banks and bankers for making an exchange of checks held by each against the others, and settling differences of accounts.
4. The gross amount of the balances adjusted in the clearing house.
