Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Clearing \Clear"ing\, n.
1. The act or process of making clear.
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The better clearing of this point. --South.
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2. A tract of land cleared of wood for cultivation.
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A lonely clearing on the shores of Moxie Lake. --J.
Burroughs.
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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.
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Note: In England, a similar method has been adopted by
railroads for adjusting their accounts with each other.
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4. The gross amount of the balances adjusted in the clearing
house.
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{Clearing house}, the establishment where the business of
clearing is carried on. See {above}, {3}.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
clearing house
n 1: a central collection place where banks exchange checks or
drafts; participants maintain an account against which
credits or debits are posted
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
