clearing
Pronunciation: /ˈklɪɹɪŋ/
The English word “clearing” has 7 meanings listed here.
noun
- The act or process of making or becoming clear.
- An area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees.
- An open space in the fog etc.
- A process of exchanging transaction information and authorisation through a central institution or system to complete and settle those transactions.
- A sequence of events used to disconnect a call, and return to the ready state.
- The period in which remaining university places are allocated to remaining students.
- The act of removing the ball from one's own goal area by kicking it.
Etymology
From clear + -ing.
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