<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the act of a person or thing that clears; the process of becoming clear.</li><li>a tract of land, as in a forest, that contains no trees or bushes.</li><li>the reciprocal exchange between banks of checks and drafts, and the settlement of the differences.</li><li>clearings, the total of claims settled at a clearinghouse.</li></ul>