Where does “clearinghouse” come from?
Clearinghouse comes from English clearing combined with English house, though the specific sense of a financial institution for settling exchanges emerged in nineteenth-century usage.
clearinghouse (English): Alternative spelling of clearing house
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of clearing house
Ancestry of “clearinghouse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | clearing house | A central point where clearing banks and other... |