clearing

IPA: kɫˈɪrɪŋ

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.
(banking, finance) A process of exchanging transaction information and authorisation through a central institution or system to complete and settle those transactions.
(telecommunications) A sequence of events used to disconnect a call, and return to the ready state.
(Britain, education) The period in which remaining university places are allocated to remaining students.
(soccer) The act of removing the ball from one's own goal area by kicking it.

Examples of "clearing" in Sentences

Growth in clearing transactions was saddled by slower business in ICE's execution services.
That was what he called clearing the field, and not leaving his antagonist a leg to stand on.
Perhaps Mr. Bush could just spend the rest of his term clearing brush on the ranch in Crawford.
This may be because, as liberals, they believe that street-clearing is the job of the government.
Some partial clearing is possible by the second half of Friday, but it's probably breezy and brisk, with highs near 60.
And because I'm way OC I'll usually read the whole dang series from book one to whatever I have ... * sigh* it really holds me up in clearing the TBR.
But thankfully I was able to find some really recent motions to quash, written by people a lot smarter and more lawyerly than me, and that was helpful in clearing some of those citations.
They've got some work to do in clearing out old inventory of two year old street bikes that the dirt guys couldn't sell before bringing upgraded versions over here marked up at a premium.
The mayor's enormous financial advantage played a significant role in clearing the field, but Mr. Thompson, who could have sought a third term as comptroller, chose to challenge Mr. Bloomberg.
Yes | No | Report from jamesti wrote 49 weeks 2 days ago look for the first place that the ice is clearing from the lake and start there. look for the bait fish die off and use it. turkey liver is good soaked in chicken blood.