clearance
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clearances
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the act of clearing.
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the distance between two objects; an amount of clear space.
The bridge allowed a clearance of 37 feet at mean high water.
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a formal authorization permitting access to classified information, documents, etc.
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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.
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a clear space; a clearing.
The house stood in a clearance among the trees.
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Banking. an exchange of checks and other commercial paper drawn on members of a clearinghouse, usually effected at a daily meeting of the members.
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Machinery. a space between two moving parts, left to avoid clashing or to permit relatively free motion.
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the angle between a face of a cutting tool, as a lathe tool, and the work.
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Nautical.
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the clearing of a ship at a port.
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Also called clearance papers. the official papers certifying this.
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Medicine/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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the process or an instance of clearing
slum clearance
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a clearance order
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space between two parts in motion or in relative motion
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permission for an aircraft, ship, passengers, etc, to proceed
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official permission to have access to secret information, projects, areas, etc
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banking the exchange of commercial documents drawn on the members of a clearing house
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the disposal of merchandise at reduced prices
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a clearance sale
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sport
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the act of hitting or kicking a ball out of the defensive area, as in football
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an instance of this
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the act of clearing an area of land of its inhabitants by mass eviction See Highland Clearances
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dentistry the extraction of all of a person's teeth
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a less common word for clearing
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His resignation was announced hours before the rail authority was scheduled to meet to consider approving the environment clearance for the last 33-mile leg of the route from Anaheim to Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Right now, such brush clearance is handled by Pasadena Parks and Recreation, which has funding to perform it for only part of the year, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
He said he only cooperated fully with the police after being given clearance by the IRA to do so.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Instead, it can streamline communication and reduce administrative delays while preserving the standards needed for FDA clearance.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
“It took me a long time to get clearance to go inhere,” she says.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
The truce comes after Paramount received clearances from regulators around the world, including the European Commission, Canada and the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter following approvals at special meetings expected in November 2026, as well as court and regulatory clearances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Sundararajan says the designation should bring faster clearances, emergency repair mechanisms and an Indian cable-repair capability, along with legally protected cable zones around landing sites and routes, restricting anchoring and trawling.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Setting up a cable landing station alone can require around 50 clearances across at least 16 ministries, she says.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
It was taking months to process applications and security clearances.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
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