What does clearance mean?

Definitions for clearance
ˈklɪər ənsclear·ance

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word clearance.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. clearancenoun

    the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them

  2. headroom, headway, clearancenoun

    vertical space available to allow easy passage under something

  3. clearancenoun

    permission to proceed

    "the plane was given clearance to land"

Wiktionary

  1. clearancenoun

    The act of clearing or something (such as a space) cleared

  2. clearancenoun

    The distance between two moving objects, especially between parts of a machine

  3. clearancenoun

    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.

  4. clearancenoun

    A permission for a vehicle to proceed, or for a person to travel.

  5. clearancenoun

    A permission to have access to sensitive or secret documents or other information

  6. clearancenoun

    A sale of merchandise at a reduced price.

  7. clearancenoun

    The settlement of transactions involving securities or means of payment such as checks by means of a clearing house.

  8. clearancenoun

    The removal of harmful substances from the blood; renal clearance.

  9. clearancenoun

    The act of potting all the remaining balls on a table at one visit.

  10. clearancenoun

    The act of kicking a ball away from the goal one is defending.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Clearancenoun

    A certificate that a ship has been cleared at the customhouse.

    Etymology: from clear.

ChatGPT

  1. clearance

    Clearance is the act of removing, eliminating, or officially authorizing something. It can refer to clearance sales, where items are sold to create space for new inventory, or security clearance, which allows an individual to access classified information. In medicine, clearance refers to the removal of waste or harmful substances from the body. In aviation or transportation, it refers to permission for a vehicle to proceed or depart.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Clearancenoun

    the act of clearing; as, to make a thorough clearance

  2. Clearancenoun

    a certificate that a ship or vessel has been cleared at the customhouse; permission to sail

  3. Clearancenoun

    clear or net profit

  4. Clearancenoun

    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

Wikidata

  1. Clearance

    In medicine, the clearance is a measurement of the renal excretion ability. Although clearance may also involve other organs than the kidney, it is almost synonymous with renal clearance or renal plasma clearance. Each substance has a specific clearance that depends on its filtration characteristics. Clearance is a function of glomerular filtration, secretion from the peritubular capillaries to the nephron, and reabsorption from the nephron back to the peritubular capillaries. Clearance is constant in first-order kinetics because a constant fraction of the drug is eliminated per unit time, but it is variable in zero-order kinetics, because a constant amount of drug is eliminated per unit time.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. clearance

    The document from the customs, by which a vessel and her cargo, by entering all particulars at the custom-house, and paying the dues, is permitted to clear out or sail.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of clearance in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of clearance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of clearance in a Sentence

  1. Pat Cipollone:

    The Committee has failed to point to any authority establishing a legitimate legislative purpose for the Committee's unprecedented and extraordinarily intrusive demands : including the demand to examine the entire investigative files of numerous individuals whom the President has chosen as his senior advisors, as I have explained in multiple previous letters, it is clearly established as a matter of law that the decision to grant or deny a security clearance is a discretionary function that belongs exclusively to the Executive Branch.

  2. Alicia Whitney:

    It’s comfortable in terms of ergonomics and it handles well. I also like the way it’s equipped. The Bluetooth, back-up camera, SiriusXM Radio*…it feels pretty loaded with all the fixings. And the great gas mileage and low ground clearance make it easy to live and work with. it would be great for catering and restaurant runs—something that could really be a part of our ‘growth spurt,’.

  3. Jeffery Nance:

    Bottom line, everybody who has access to potentially classified information has to have the proper clearance beforehand.

  4. Pyotr Verzilov:

    We are sure that the only people that have the capability to target Navalny or myself are Russian security services with definite clearance from Russias political leadership, we believe that Putin definitely is a person who gives that go-ahead in this situation.

  5. Dick Pound:

    They( World Anti-Doping Agency) could certainly ask the IOC if they would do that( re-test samples) by and large with steroids, especially if World Anti-Doping Agency is World Anti-Doping Agency, they are pretty good about the clearance times. It is the not-so-gifted amateurs that sometimes get the clearance times wrong and end up testing positive.

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  • تخفيض السعرArabic
  • разпродажба, разчистване, пречистване, луфт, клирингBulgarian
  • rebuigCatalan, Valencian
  • AusverkaufGerman
  • compensación, remate, liquidación, despeje, ganga, barata, limpieza, oferta, espacio, acceso, claro, permisoSpanish
  • etäisyys, välys, matkustuslupa, pelivara, vapaa, kulkulupa, varoetäisyys, puhdistuma, valtuutus, raivaus, tyhjennysmyynti, selvitys, lupa, korkeus, leveys, raivio, alennusmyynti, puhdistusFinnish
  • braderie, soldes, liquidation, dégagementFrench
  • ard-chreckManx
  • izinIndonesian
  • sgombero, via libera, accesso, filtraggio, repulisti, svendita, divario, luce, saldo, compensazione, liquidazione, permesso, spazio, piazza pulita, autorizzazione, giocoItalian
  • распродажба, пречистување, клиринг, расчистување, дозволаMacedonian
  • зазор, чистка, очищение, распродажа, очистка, расчистка, просвет, клиренс, клиринг, виза, люфт, разрешение, ликвидацияRussian
  • rensning, utförsäljning, frihöjdSwedish
  • BoşlukTurkish
  • کلیئرنسUrdu

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