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Clearance

//ˈklɪəɹən(t)s// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of clearing or something (such as a space) cleared. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    permission to proceed wordnet
  3. 3
    The distance between two moving objects, especially between parts of a machine countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them wordnet
  5. 5
    The height or width of a tunnel, bridge or other passage, or the distance between a vehicle and the walls or roof of such passage; a gap, headroom. countable, uncountable

    "When the scheme is completed, the 99-year-old swing bridge over the canal will be dispensed with as the new bridge will have sufficient height to allow clearance for the passage of canal traffic."

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  1. 6
    vertical space available to allow easy passage under something wordnet
  2. 7
    A permission for a vehicle to proceed, or for a person to travel. countable, uncountable

    "The plane got clearance from air traffic control, and we were off."

  3. 8
    A permission to have access to sensitive or secret documents or other information. countable, uncountable

    "In a thread called “Calm Before the Storm”, and in subsequent posts, Q established his legend as a government insider with top security clearance who knew the truth about a secret struggle for power involving Donald Trump, the “deep state”, Robert Mueller, the Clintons, pedophile rings, and other stuff."

  4. 9
    A permission to use something, usually intellectual property, that is legally, but not otherwise, protected. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A sale of merchandise, especially at significantly reduced prices, usually in order to make room for new merchandise or updated versions of the same merchandise; sometimes as a closeout. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    The settlement of transactions involving securities or means of payment such as checks by means of a clearing house. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    The removal of harmful substances from the blood; renal clearance. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    The act of potting all the remaining balls on a table at one visit. countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    The act of kicking a ball away from the goal one is defending. countable, uncountable

    "Bolton were then just inches from taking the lead, but the dangerous-looking Taylor drilled just wide after picking up a loose ball following Jose Bosingwa's poor attempted clearance."

  10. 15
    Removal of pieces from a rank, file or diagonal so that a bishop, rook or queen is free to move along it. countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    Clear or net profit. countable, uncountable

    "There can, I believe, be no doubt of this, that sugar can be made better and cheaper in large quantities than in small. But the clearance, sir; that is the question. How would this affect the clearance? The sugar manufacturer would want his profit."

  12. 17
    The first disposal in a chain that leaves the area of a stoppage, or a disposal that leaves the area of a stoppage itself. countable, uncountable
  13. 18
    The act of leaving the area of a stoppage. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From clear + -ance.

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