clearing

Collocations

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ADJ.

colored, financial

The bank handles all our financial clearing processes through their automated system.

VERB + CLEARING

am, doesn't, help, like, look, reasons, seems, shot

I like clearing out my closet when spring arrives.

CLEARING + NOUN

backyard, orchard, payment, road, throat

She heard him clearing his throat nervously before he began his speech.

PREP.

from, in, into, out, up, with

The workers were clearing out the old warehouse to make room for new equipment.

Definitions

noun

1

The act or process of making or becoming clear.

2

An area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees.

Now we plunged into a deep shade with the boughs lacing each other overhead, and crossed dainty, rustic bridges[…]: or anon we shot into a clearing, with a colored glimpse of the lake and its curving shore far below us.

3

An open space in the fog etc.

4

A process of exchanging transaction information and authorisation through a central institution or system to complete and settle those transactions.

5

A sequence of events used to disconnect a call, and return to the ready state.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of removing solid particles from a liquid

clarification

noun — a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wood

glade

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

Now we plunged into a deep shade with the boughs lacing each other overhead, and crossed dainty, rustic bridges[…]: or anon we shot into a clearing, with a colored glimpse of the lake and its curving

Wiktionary

02

We would like to ask for your help in clearing up our financial problems with your company.

Tatoeba · #20177

03

If you have any reasons for not clearing this payment, please let us know.

Tatoeba · #61273

04

Thank you for clearing up the misunderstanding.

Tatoeba · #240259

05

The weather doesn't look like clearing up today.

Tatoeba · #242908

06

I slipped and hurt myself while I was clearing the road of snow this morning.

Tatoeba · #257524