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Meaning
Noun
●
The
act
of
clearing
or something
(such as a
space
) cleared.
●
The
distance
between two
moving
objects
, especially between
parts
of a machine
●
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.
●
A
permission
for a
vehicle
to
proceed
, or for a person to travel.
●
A
permission
to have access to
sensitive
or
secret
documents
or other information.
●
A
permission
to use something, usually
intellectual property
, that is
legally
, but not otherwise, protected.
●
A
sale
of
merchandise
, especially at
significantly
reduced
prices
, usually in order to
make room
for new
merchandise
or
updated
versions
of the same
merchandise
.
●
In Banking & Finance:
The
settlement
of
transactions
involving
securities
or means of
payment
such as
checks
by means of
a
clearing
house.
●
In Medicine:
The
removal
of
harmful
substances
from the blood;
renal
clearance.
●
In Billiards, Snooker & Sports:
The
act
of
potting
all the
remaining
balls on
a
table
at one
visit.
●
In Football (soccer):
The
act
of
kicking
a
ball
away
from the
goal
one is defending.
●
In Chess:
Removal of
pieces
from a
rank
,
file
or
diagonal
so that a
bishop
,
rook
or
queen
is
free
to
move along
it.
●
Clear or
net
profit.
●
In Australian rules football:
The first
disposal
in a
chain
that
leaves
the area of a
stoppage
, or a
disposal
that
leaves
the area of a
stoppage
itself.
●
In Australian rules football:
The
act
of
leaving
the area of a stoppage.
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Origin
clearance
English
-ance
English
clear
English
clere
Middle English (1100-1500)
cler
Anglo-Norman
cler
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
clarus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Sale
Authorization
Clearing
Approval
Inspection
Certification
Removal
Authorisation
Discharge
Release
Closeout
Closure
Registration
Permit
Security
Approvals
Protection
Waiver
Confirmation
Transfer
Paperwork
Verification
Settlement
Shipment
Circulation
Payment
Receipt
Suspension
Ventilation
Drainage
Separation
License
Transport
Distance
Submission
Permission
Maintenance
Elimination
Delivery
Loading
Load
Discount
Opening
Cleaning
Issuance
Installation
Certificate
Accreditation
Activation
Entry
Control
Notification
Requirement
Tolerance
Sealing
Request
Injection
Replacement
Relief
Retainability
Background Check
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