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1. (n.) clearance
the act of clearing.
2. clearance
the distance between two objects; an amount of clear space.
3. clearance
a formal authorization permitting access to classified information, documents, etc.
4. clearance
Also called clearance sale. the disposal of merchandise at reduced prices to make room for new goods.
5. clearance
a space between two moving machine parts, left to avoid clashing or to permit relatively free motion.
6. clearance
the clearing of a ship at a port.
7. clearance
Also called clearance papers. the official papers certifying this.
Etymology: (1555–65)
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| Definition of 'clearance' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) clearance
the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them
2. (noun) headroom, headway, clearance
vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
3. (noun) clearance
permission to proceed
"the plane was given clearance to land"
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| Definition of 'clearance' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) clearance
the act of clearing; as, to make a thorough clearance
2. (noun) clearance
a certificate that a ship or vessel has been cleared at the customhouse; permission to sail
3. (noun) clearance
clear or net profit
4. (noun) clearance
the distance by which one object clears another, as the distance between the piston and cylinder head at the end of a stroke in a steam engine, or the least distance between the point of a cogwheel tooth and the bottom of a space between teeth of a wheel with which it engages
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Sense: the act of clearing or removing
The clearance of these trees from the front of the window will give you more light.
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 Afrikaans: opruiming |
 Arabic: تَنْظيف، إزالَه |
 Bulgarian: разчистване |
 Brazilian: remoção |
 Czech: odstranění |
 German: die Beseitigung |
 Danish: rydning; fjernelse |
 Greek: ξεκαθάρισμα |
 Spanish: despeje |
 Estonian: eemaldamine |
 Farsi: پاکسازی |
 Finnish: poisto |
 French: enlèvement |
 Hebrew: חִיסוּל |
 Hindi: निकासी |
 Croatian: bistrenje,čišćenje |
 Hungarian: megtisztítás |
 Indonesian: penyingkiran |
 Icelandic: hreinsun |
 Italian: rimozione |
 Japanese: 取り片づけ |
 Korean: 제거 |
 Lithuanian: (pa)šalinimas |
 Latvian: iztīrīšana; atbrīvošana; |
 Malay: membersihkan |
 Dutch: ontruiming |
 Norwegian: (opp)rydding, sanering |
 Polish: usunięcie |
 Persian: پاکسازی |
 Pashto: پاکسازی |
 Portuguese: remoção |
 Romanian: înlăturare |
 Russian: расчистка |
 Slovak: odstránenie |
 Slovenian: odstranitev |
 Serbian: uklanjanje |
 Swedish: undanröjande, frigörande, |
 Thai: การทำให้หมดไป |
 Turkish: temizleme, açma |
 Taiwanese: 清除 |
 Ukrainian: чистка; розчищення |
 Urdu: ہٹانے کا عمل |
 Vietnamese: sự dọn quang |
 Chinese: 清除 |
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