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noun
1.
the act of clearing.
2.
the distance between two objects; an amount of clear space: The bridge allowed a clearance of 37 feet at mean high water.
3.
a formal authorization permitting access to classified information, documents, etc.
4.
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.
5.
EXPANDa clear space; a clearing: The house stood in a clearance among the trees.
6.
Banking. an exchange of checks and other commercial paper drawn on members of a clearinghouse, usually effected at a daily meeting of the members.
7.
Machinery. a space between two moving parts, left to avoid clashing or to permit relatively free motion.
8.
the angle between a face of a cutting tool, as a lathe tool, and the work.
9.
Nautical.
a.
the clearing of a ship at a port.
b.
Also called clearance papers. the official papers certifying this.
10.
COLLAPSEMedicine/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.
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Clearance
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Example Sentences
- There may not be adequate clearance between the skin and the skull to do the push and pull method.
- The janitors have secret clearance and can not talk about where they work.
- And, after receiving clearance from the regulators, here they are.
Collins
World English Dictionary
| 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. | official permission to have access to secret information, projects, areas, etc |
| 5. | banking the exchange of commercial documents drawn on the members of a clearing house |
| 6. | a. the disposal of merchandise at reduced prices |
| b. (as modifier): a clearance sale | |
| 7. | sport |
| a. the act of hitting or kicking a ball out of the defensive area, as in football | |
| b. an instance of this | |
| 8. | See Highland Clearances the act of clearing an area of land of its inhabitants by mass eviction |
| 9. | dentistry the extraction of all of a person's teeth |
| 10. | a less common word for clearing |
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Word Origin & History
clearance
1560s, "action of clearing," from clear (q.v.). Meaning "approval, permission" (esp. to land or take off an aircraft) is from 1944, Amer.Eng.; national security sense recorded from 1948; meaning "a clear space" is from 1788.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
clearance clear·ance (klēr'əns)
n.
The removal of a substance from the blood, expressed as the volume of blood or plasma cleared of the substance per unit time.
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