clearance

clear·ance  (klîrns)

n.

1. The act or process of clearing.

2. A space cleared; a clearing.

3.

a. The amount of space or distance by which a moving object clears something.

b. The height or width of a passage: an underpass with a 13-foot clearance.

4. An intervening space or distance allowing free play, as between machine parts.

5. Permission for an aircraft, ship, or other vehicle to proceed, as after an inspection of equipment or cargo or during certain traffic conditions.

6. Official certification of blamelessness, trustworthiness, or suitability.

7. A sale, generally at reduced prices, to dispose of old merchandise.

8. The passage of checks and other bills of exchange through a clearing-house.

9. Physiology

a. The removal by the kidneys of a substance from blood plasma.

b. Renal clearance.

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clearance [ˈklɪərəns]

n

1.

a.  the process or an instance of clearing slum clearance

b.  (as modifier) a clearance order

2. space between two parts in motion or in relative motion

3. permission for an aircraft, ship, passengers, etc., to proceed

4. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) Banking the exchange of commercial documents drawn on the members of a clearing house

5. (Business / Commerce)

a.  the disposal of merchandise at reduced prices

b.  (as modifier) a clearance sale

6. (General Sporting Terms) Sport

a.  the act of hitting or kicking a ball out of the defensive area, as in football

b.  an instance of this

7. (Historical Terms) the act of clearing an area of land of its inhabitants by mass eviction See Highland Clearances

8. (Medicine / Dentistry) Dentistry the extraction of all of a person's teeth

9. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) a less common word for clearing

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	clearance - the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them interval, separation - the distance between things; "fragile items require separation and cushioning"
	2.	clearance - vertical space available to allow easy passage under something headroom, headway elbow room, room, way - space for movement; "room to pass"; "make way for"; "hardly enough elbow room to turn around"
	3.	clearance - permission to proceed; "the plane was given clearance to land" permission, permit, license - the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization

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clearance

noun

1. evacuation, emptying, withdrawal, removal, eviction, depopulation By the late fifties, slum clearance was the watchword in town planning.

2. permission, consent, endorsement, green light, authorization, blank cheque, go-ahead (informal), leave, sanction, O.K. or okay (informal) He has a security clearance that allows him access to classified information.

3. space, gap, margin, allowance, headroom The lowest fixed bridge has 12.8m clearance.

Translations

clearance [ˈklɪərəns]

A. N

1. (= act of clearing) [of road etc] → despeje m; [of land] → desmonte m, roza f

2. (= height, width etc) → margen m (de altura, anchura etc)

3. (= authorization) (by customs) → despacho m de aduana; (by security) → acreditación f (Fin) → compensación f
clearance for take-off (Aer) → pista libre para despegar

4. (Ftbl) → despeje m

B. CPD clearance sale N → liquidación f, realización f (LAm)

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clearance [ˈklɪərəns] n

(= clearing) [site, woodland] → déblaiement m

(= removal) [mines] → enlèvement m

(= free space) → espace m

(= permission) → autorisation f
clearance sale n → liquidation f
clear-cut [ˌklɪə^rˈkʌt] adj [issue] → clair(e); [answer] → précis(e); [decision] → clair(e); [case, example] → évident(e); [victory] → évident(e)
clear-headed [ˌklɪə^rˈhɛdɪd] adj → lucide

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clearance

n

(= act of clearing) → Entfernen nt, → Beseitigung f ? also slum clearance

(= free space) → Spielraum m; (= headroom) → lichte Höhe

(Ftbl etc) it was a good clearance by the defender → der Verteidiger hat gut geklärt

(of cheque) → Bestätigung f → der Deckung

(by customs) → Abfertigung f; (by security) → Unbedenklichkeitserklärung f; (= document) → Unbedenklichkeitsbescheinigung f; get your security clearance first → Sie müssen erst noch von den Sicherheitsorganen für unbedenklich erklärt werden; the despatch was sent to the Foreign Office for clearance → der Bericht wurde zur Überprüfung ans Außenministerium geschickt; clearance to land → Landeerlaubnis f; clearance for takeoff → Startfreigabe f

(Naut) → Klarierung f; clearance outwards → Ausklarierung f; clearance inwards → Einklarierung f

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clearance:

clearance certificate

n (Naut) → Verzollungspapiere pl

clearance sale

n (Comm) → Räumungsverkauf m

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clearance [ˈklɪər/əns] n

a. (of road, room, surface) → sgombero; (of woodland) → spianamento; (of site, slum) → demolizione f; (of rubbish, litter) → rimozione f

b. (for boat, car) → spazio libero

c. (authorization) → autorizzazione f, permesso; (by customs) → sdoganamento
clearance for take-off (Aer) → permesso di decollo

d. (Ftbl) → rinvio

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