clearing

/ˈklɪəɹɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

To remove obstructions, impediments or other unwanted items from.
To remove (items or material) so as to leave something unobstructed or open.
To become free from obstruction or obscurement; to become transparent.
To eliminate ambiguity or doubt from (a matter); to clarify or resolve; to clear up.
To remove from suspicion, especially of having committed a crime.
To pass without interference; to miss.
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.

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