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clearance
[ kleer-uhns ]
noun
- the act of clearing.
- the distance between two objects; an amount of clear space:
The bridge allowed a clearance of 37 feet at mean high water.
- a formal authorization permitting access to classified information, documents, etc.
- Also called clearance sale. the disposal of merchandise at reduced prices to make room for new goods:
He bought the coat for half price at a clearance.
- a clear space; a clearing:
The house stood in a clearance among the trees.
- Banking. an exchange of checks and other commercial paper drawn on members of a clearinghouse, usually effected at a daily meeting of the members.
- Machinery. a space between two moving parts, left to avoid clashing or to permit relatively free motion.
- the angle between a face of a cutting tool, as a lathe tool, and the work.
- Nautical.
- Also called clearance papers. the official papers certifying this.
- Medicine/Medical. a test of the excretory function of the kidneys based on the volume of blood that is cleared of a specific substance per minute by renal excretion.
clearance
/ ˈklɪərəns /
noun
- the process or an instance of clearing
slum clearance
- ( as modifier )
a clearance order
- space between two parts in motion or in relative motion
- permission for an aircraft, ship, passengers, etc, to proceed
- official permission to have access to secret information, projects, areas, etc
- banking the exchange of commercial documents drawn on the members of a clearing house
- the disposal of merchandise at reduced prices
- ( as modifier )
a clearance sale
- sport
- the act of hitting or kicking a ball out of the defensive area, as in football
- an instance of this
- the act of clearing an area of land of its inhabitants by mass eviction See Highland Clearances
- dentistry the extraction of all of a person's teeth
- a less common word for clearing
Other Words From
- non·clear·ance noun
- pre·clear·ance noun adjective
- self-clear·ance noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of clearance1
Example Sentences
She said being a home owner has saved her from forced clearances but she's heard many stories about them from the people at the support group she attends every week.
Tesla cars have very low ground clearance - or the distance between the lowest point of the car's undercarriage and the ground.
Mings made seven clearances - more than anyone else - as Villa notched their sixth win in nine Champions League games this season to leave their 1,500 travelling fans celebrating wildly at the end.
Vizzachero carried out legally required efforts to see how projects, including prescribed burning and vegetation clearance, would affect the brown owls with white spots and other species of concern.
Navy program involving nuclear energy, a position that required a top-secret clearance and prohibited dual citizenship.
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