Clearing or The Clearing may refer to:

Arts and media

  • The Clearing (EP), a 2006 EP by Weatherbox
  • The Clearing (film), a 2004 drama film
  • The Clearing (Homeland), an episode of the American television series Homeland
  • The Clearing (podcast), a 2019 true crime podcast
  • The Clearing (TV series), 2023

Albums

  • Clearing (Fred Frith album), 2001
  • Clearing (Hyd album), 2022
  • The Clearing (Locrian album), 2011
  • The Clearing (Sleep for Sleepers album), 2009
  • The Clearing (Wolf Alice album), 2025

Ecology

  • Clearing (forest), a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
  • Clearing (geography), the process by which vegetation is permanently removed
  • Deforestation, the clearing away of trees to make farmland

Economics and finance

  • Clearing (finance), the process of settling a transaction after committing to it
  • Market clearing, the matching of supply and demand via price movement

Other uses

  • Clearing, Chicago, a community area in Illinois, U.S.
  • The Clearing (Ellison Bay, Wisconsin), also known as The Clearing Folk School
  • Clearing (telecommunications), the disconnecting of a call
  • Yarn clearing, in textile industry
  • Clearing, a practice in Scientology
  • Clearing, a process used by the UK's Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS)

See also

  • Clear (disambiguation)
  • Clearance (disambiguation)