clearinghouse
noun
clear·ing·house ˈklir-iŋ-ˌhau̇s 
1
: an establishment maintained by banks for settling mutual claims and accounts
2
: a central agency for the collection, classification, and distribution especially of information
broadly : an informal channel for distributing information or assistance
Example Sentences
an online clearinghouse for information on museums around the world
Recent Examples on the Web It’s a test still done today at the NFL Combine—itself formed in the 1980s to give teams a clearinghouse to meet with players and track their statistics. 
Vince Guerrieri, Popular Mechanics, 23 Aug. 2022 Since companies don’t report streaming viewership numbers into a central clearinghouse, there’s no third-party verification. Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2022 That package incorporates legislation — named for Luke and a classmate, Alex Schachter, who was also killed in the shooting — that establishes a federal clearinghouse to identify and share school safety best practices and recommendations. New York Times, 23 July 2022 The Washburn Fire has ballooned to at least 4,261 acres since it was reported last week, with containment at about 23%, according to an update Wednesday from Inciweb, an national wildfire information clearinghouse. Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 14 July 2022 The council was eliminated in 1993, however, leaving the county without a clearinghouse for arts funding, and ineligible for many public arts grants, according to the board letter. Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2022 An electronic clearinghouse run by Iran’s central bank settles those currency trades between Iranian exporters and importers. Ian Talley, WSJ, 22 June 2022 He is listed on the web site Bishop-Accountability.org, a clearinghouse for clerical abuse information, on a page dedicated to bishops who have mishandled cases. Chico Harlan, Washington Post, 17 June 2022 While a college’s wellness center is typically the clearinghouse for mental health support, the need for university staff training and additional resources typically extends beyond that. Megan Leonhardt, Fortune, 12 July 2022 See More
Vince Guerrieri, Popular Mechanics, 23 Aug. 2022 Since companies don’t report streaming viewership numbers into a central clearinghouse, there’s no third-party verification. Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2022 That package incorporates legislation — named for Luke and a classmate, Alex Schachter, who was also killed in the shooting — that establishes a federal clearinghouse to identify and share school safety best practices and recommendations. New York Times, 23 July 2022 The Washburn Fire has ballooned to at least 4,261 acres since it was reported last week, with containment at about 23%, according to an update Wednesday from Inciweb, an national wildfire information clearinghouse. Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 14 July 2022 The council was eliminated in 1993, however, leaving the county without a clearinghouse for arts funding, and ineligible for many public arts grants, according to the board letter. Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2022 An electronic clearinghouse run by Iran’s central bank settles those currency trades between Iranian exporters and importers. Ian Talley, WSJ, 22 June 2022 He is listed on the web site Bishop-Accountability.org, a clearinghouse for clerical abuse information, on a page dedicated to bishops who have mishandled cases. Chico Harlan, Washington Post, 17 June 2022 While a college’s wellness center is typically the clearinghouse for mental health support, the need for university staff training and additional resources typically extends beyond that. Megan Leonhardt, Fortune, 12 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1792, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Legal Definition
clearinghouse
noun
clear·ing·house ˈklir-iŋ-ˌhau̇s
: an institution that arranges for payment of checks owed by one bank to another