clearing house

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広義 比喩的用法

A central point where clearing banks and other financial firms exchange checks, settle accounts, etc. / (figuratively, by extension) A hub of goods traffic

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The trader routed the batch of checks through the clearing house to ensure all participating banks' accounts were accurately settled by noon.

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意味（1）

A central point where clearing banks and other financial firms exchange checks, settle accounts, etc.

The Railway Clearing House, which was established 120 years ago, was disbanded on March 31. [see Further reading for the Wikipedia article.]

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意味（2）

(figuratively, by extension) A hub of goods traffic

The mixed load is likely to have come from Rotterdam, one of Europe's key clearing houses for drugs

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意味（3）

(GIS) A repository structure, physical or virtual, that collects, stores, and disseminates information, metadata, and data

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