Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• CLEARING HOUSE OR CLEARINGHOUSE
  
  Is a facility which serves as a buyer to the seller and a seller to the buyer. It effectively guarantees the performance of transactions between its member participants. Trades processed by a clearinghouse are generally assumed, though not guaranteed, to be free from financial failure.
  
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