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The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
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2001
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clear v.
1. approve or authorize, or obtain approval or authorization for:
a. a person or persons with regard to their actions, movements, duties, etc.
b. an object or group of objects, as equipment or supplies, with regard to quality, quantity, purpose, movement, disposition, etc.
c. a request, with regard to correctness of form, validity, etc.
2. give one or more aircraft a clearance.
3. give a person a security clearance.
4. fly over an obstacle without touching it.
5. pass a designated point, line, or object. The end of a column must pass the designated feature before the feature is cleared.
6. a. operate a gun so as to unload it or make certain no ammunition remains.
b. free a gun or stoppages.
7. open the throttle of (an idling engine) to free it from carbon.
8. clear the air to gain either temporary or permanent air superiority or control in a given sector.
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Clearing realignment almost complete. (Germany to the Rescue).
Magazine article from: Futures (Cedar Falls, Iowa); 7/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...looked darkest for the Board of Trade Clearing Corp. (BOTCC), an unlikely but not...handshake agreement with BOTCC and outsource clearing operations to the Chicago Mercantile...agreed in principal to give BOTCC the clearing business of its forthcoming U.S...
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First Clearing Picks Up Self-Clearing Howe Barnes.(Wachovia's First Clearing Corp. gets assignment)
Magazine article from: Securities Industry News; 12/2/2002; 700+ words
; ...its business through Wachovia's First Clearing Corp., and is expected to complete...founded in 1915, was previously self-clearing and acted as a correspondent clearer...issue to conclude that a correspondent clearing relationship was a competitive necessity...
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Clearing's Closing Fees Rattle Brokers, Traders in Chicago Markets.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 1/6/2004; 700+ words
; ...contract to close their positions at the Clearing Corp., the Chicago Board of Trade's former clearing partner. The five-cent charge is a standard...out positions, said Dennis Dutterer, Clearing Corp. president and CEO. "It's a charge...
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BNY's Clearing Buy: The Big Get Bigger.(BNY Clearing acquires Weiss, Peck and Greer)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Securities Industry News; 1/7/2002; 700+ words
; ...starting with one less midsize correspondent clearing firm, following BNY Clearing Service Llc's announcement Thursday that it...Weiss, Peck & Greer Llc's correspondent clearing business. Last year saw two clearing firms...
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Clearing and settlement demystified
Magazine article from: Chicago Fed Letter; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; This article explains how clearing and settlement systems support a sound...of Chicago has a keen interest in clearing and settlement systems for securities...substantial and, in some cases, complex clearing linkages to other domestic and international...
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Clearing the Air?(Bank of America)
Magazine article from: Securities Industry News; 3/29/2004; 700+ words
; ...agreement with regulators to divest its clearing unit as part of the Securities and Exchange...longer-term ramifications across the clearing industry. In addition to stipulating...Bank of America to exit the securities clearing business and replace its mutual family...
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Clearing firms invest in innovative technology, products; Some question if consolidation will continue.(Clearing Firms)
Magazine article from: Investment News; 7/25/2005; 700+ words
; ...it faces continued consolidation, the clearing industry shows signs of vigor. For example...York last year took a further stake in the clearing business, launching Citigroup Correspondent Clearing Services. The unit is part of Citigroup...
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Clearing firms get hit; Investors, regulators turn to deep pockets for repayment after fraudulent deals.(News)
Magazine article from: Crain's New York Business; 10/24/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...known but most profitable lines of work: clearing the transactions of other brokerage firms...beginning to change with a vengeance. "Clearing brokers aren't being held responsible...seeking to have the case dismissed. Clearing firms' problems began in earnest last...
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Clearing Battle Moves to Europe as U.S. Firms Seek Inroads in Growing Market : Faster, more reliable systems needed as equities gain favor.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Investment Dealers' Digest; 5/7/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...European securities is far outpacing clearing firms' preparedness to process the rising...which operates under a hodgepodge of clearing agencies and systems, each specific...all route transactions through distinct clearing houses. Maintaining different clearing...
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Clearing Wars Heat Up in Europe.(In Brief)
Magazine article from: Clearing Quarterly and Directory; 2/1/2009; 700+ words
; ...first-and-forget-competition clearing systems are running out of time...because overpriced, protectionist clearing services that want to block competition...become the first true pan-European clearing player, but their interoperability...
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Clearing House, New York
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...sophistication of its clearing methods, and the steadily...increasing volume of daily clearings into the tens of billions...took over intercity clearing and as the overall national...George. Debits and Clearings Statistics and Their...Walter Earl. The Clearing and Collection of Checks...
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clearing
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
clearing in banking, the periodic settling of bankers...Federal Reserve banks daily by electronic transfers. Clearing is also practiced by stock and commodity exchanges. The Stock Clearing Corp. (started in 1920), for instance, is...
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Publishers Clearing House
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Publishers Clearing House 382 Channel Drive Port Washington...Catalog and Mail-Order Houses Publishers Clearing House (PCH) is believed to be the largest...merchandise by direct mail. Publishers Clearing House to 1980 During the 1950s salespeople...
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Clearing House Inter-Bank Payments System
Book article from: A Dictionary of Business and Management
Clearing House Inter-Bank Payments System ( CHIPS ) A US bankers' clearing house for paying and accepting funds. It is an...Participating banks must be members of the New York Clearing House Association or affiliates of it, for example...
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London Clearing House
Book article from: A Dictionary of Business and Management
London Clearing House ( LCH ) A clearing house established in 1888 (known before 1991 as the International Commodities Clearing House). It provides futures and options markets with netting and settlement services as well as becoming a counterparty...
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