clearing
UK /ˈklɪəɹɪŋ/ · US /ˈklɪɹɪŋ/ noun
Also a form of clear
Forms clearings
- noun The act or process of making or becoming clear.
- noun An area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees.
- noun An open space in the fog etc.
- noun (banking, finance) A process of exchanging transaction information and authorisation through a central institution or system to complete and settle those transactions.
- noun (telecommunications) A sequence of events used to disconnect a call, and return to the ready state.
- noun (UK, education) The period in which remaining university places are allocated to remaining students.
- noun (soccer) The act of removing the ball from one's own goal area by kicking it.
Synonyms
Etymology
From clear + -ing.
Webster’s 1913
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “clearing”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details