Meanings
nounclearing bank (plural clearing banks)
plural clearing banks · alternative clearing-bank
- Any of a network of banks that have a formal arrangement for the exchange of cheques, drafts, etc.
Translations
German Verrechnungsbank, Abwicklungsbank
- Verrechnungsbankbank that has a formal arrangement for the exchange of cheques, drafts etc.
- Abwicklungsbankbank that has a formal arrangement for the exchange of cheques, drafts etc.
- Clearingbankbank that has a formal arrangement for the exchange of cheques, drafts etc.
- Girobankbank that has a formal arrangement for the exchange of cheques, drafts etc.
- Girozentralebank that has a formal arrangement for the exchange of cheques, drafts etc.
Indonesian bank kliring
- bank kliringbank that has a formal arrangement for the exchange of cheques, drafts etc.
Irish banc imréitithe
- banc imréitithebank that has a formal arrangement for the exchange of cheques, drafts etc.
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APA
clearing bank. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clearing%20bank
MLA
“clearing bank.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clearing%20bank. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clearing bank,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clearing%20bank.
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