clearinghouse

Examples

• All

• "The World Archaeological Council in Washington is a clearinghouse for information having to do with the world archaeological community.

  Fiction book (1999)

• In addition, the National Small Flows Clearinghouse (NSFC) offers information about graywater, including the resources listed below.

  Academic text (2002)

• This place is a clearinghouse for Lime disease.

  The Upside of Anger (2005)

• As appealing as the clearinghouse approach may seem at first, it is not without problems.

  Academic text (1994)

• Respondents also indicated a need for a clearinghouse for technical information.

  Academic text (1996)

• The Minor Planet Center is astronomy's clearinghouse for observations of the smaller bodies of the solar system.

  Academic text (1996)

• The Washington, D.C., headquarters could serve as a clearinghouse, linking members to worthy not-for-profit groups.

  Academic text (1995)

• The president established the Office of Homeland Security, envisioned as a sort of clearinghouse for domestic tranquility.

  Academic text (2002)

• Chilling Effects acts as a clearinghouse for takedown requests.

  Harvard University

• The IAU provides an international clearinghouse for such astronomical news via the Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams.

  Academic text (2000)

Synonyms

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clearing house

vsclearinghouse

• Specialized

1 4.8

An organization that collects and shares information or payments between other groups

is the single-word modern spelling of the same term

C

clearer

vsclearinghouse

• UK

6.4

A person or organization that settles payments between banks

has a broader role collecting and distributing varied information and transactions

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology