Definitions

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  • adjective Not cleared (of rubble, snow etc)
  • adjective of a cheque That has not been through the clearing process, and whose amount of cash has not been transferred between accounts.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective not cleared; not rid of objects or obstructions

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Examples

  • Obviously the $4500 check was somehow "uncleared" after a week, and an additional 400 dollars have now been eaten up out of my account.

    Tribute Band Scammed By Fake Check - The Consumerist 2009

  • "I feel good about them even when they complain about something such as uncleared snow in the alley."

    Thestar.com - Home Page John Goddard 2011

  • Obviously the $4500 check was somehow "uncleared" after a week, and an additional 400 dollars have now been eaten up out of my account.

    pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator 2009

  • Obviously the $4500 check was somehow "uncleared" after a week, and an additional 400 dollars have now been eaten up out of my account.

    Consumerist 2009

  • Mr. Geithner said Monday that a standard for "uncleared" derivatives, a contract that isn't cleared through a third party, is needed to prevent a shift in derivatives business to less-regulated countries.

    Geithner Wants Global Rules on Derivatives Damian Paletta 2011

  • Higher costs on uncleared derivatives would create an incentive for banks and other companies to avoid such products.

    Geithner Wants Global Rules on Derivatives Damian Paletta 2011

  • Additionally, they reviewed objectives established by the Group of 20 industrial and developing nations in September 2009, including the use of clearinghouses to reduce risk, moving over-the-counter products onto trading platforms, and requiring tougher margin and capital standards for uncleared swaps.

    CFTC, EU Vow Cooperation on Swaps Oversight Sarah N. Lynch 2010

  • Geithner urged global regulators to develop common standards to ensure banks trading in the uncleared derivatives market have enough collateral to weather future economic crises.

    What's News— 2011

  • For one to be granted, the complainant has to show that litter was persistently left uncleared, and a request to the land manager to clean it was ignored.

    Bill Bryson launches battle against litter on railways 2011

  • Global regulators are writing new rules for the OTC market that will force standardized swaps to be executed on transparent trading platforms and routed through clearinghouses, leaving complex trades in their uncleared, bilateral format.

    Swaps Group Warns of 'Too Big to Fail' in Clearinghouses Katy Burne 2011

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