ALL meanings of clearance
clear·ance
C c - variable noun clearance Clearance is the removal of old buildings, trees, or other things that are not wanted from an area. 3
- variable noun clearance If you get clearance to do or have something, you get official approval or permission to do or have it. 3
- variable noun clearance The clearance of a bridge is the distance between the lowest point of the bridge and the road or the water under the bridge. 3
- noun clearance the process or an instance of clearing 3
- noun clearance (as modifier) 3
- noun clearance space between two parts in motion or in relative motion 3
- noun clearance permission for an aircraft, ship, passengers, etc, to proceed 3
- noun clearance official permission to have access to secret information, projects, areas, etc 3
- noun clearance the exchange of commercial documents drawn on the members of a clearing house 3
- noun clearance the disposal of merchandise at reduced prices 3
- noun clearance the act of hitting or kicking a ball out of the defensive area, as in football 3
- noun clearance an instance of this 3
- noun clearance the act of clearing an area of land of its inhabitants by mass eviction 3
- noun clearance the extraction of all of a person's teeth 3
- noun clearance an act or instance of clearing 3
- noun clearance the clear space or distance between moving objects or mechanical parts, or between a moving object and that which it passes through, over, under, etc. 3
- noun clearance official, esp. governmental, authorization allowing a person to examine classified documents, participate in confidential projects, etc. 3
- noun clearance a certificate from the collector of customs authorizing a ship to enter or leave port 3
- noun clearance the act or process of meeting the requirements for getting this certificate 3
- noun clearance permission, usually from a control tower, to take off, land, etc. 3
- noun clearance the adjustment of debits and credits, exchange of checks, etc. in a clearinghouse 3
- noun clearance Clearance is the selling of merchandise, at greatly reduced prices, often to make way for new stock. 3
- noun clearance the act of clearing. 1
- noun clearance the distance between two objects; an amount of clear space: The bridge allowed a clearance of 37 feet at mean high water. 1
- noun clearance a formal authorization permitting access to classified information, documents, etc. 1
- noun clearance 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. 1
- noun clearance a clear space; a clearing: The house stood in a clearance among the trees. 1
- noun clearance Banking. an exchange of checks and other commercial paper drawn on members of a clearinghouse, usually effected at a daily meeting of the members. 1
- noun clearance Machinery. a space between two moving parts, left to avoid clashing or to permit relatively free motion. 1
- noun clearance the angle between a face of a cutting tool, as a lathe tool, and the work. 1
- noun clearance Nautical. the clearing of a ship at a port. Also called clearance papers. the official papers certifying this. 1
- noun clearance 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. 1
- noun clearance The action or process of removing or getting rid of something or of something's dispersing. 1
- noun clearance headroom 1
- noun clearance space, room to move 1
- noun clearance closeout: sale to clear stock 1
- noun clearance access to secret information 1
- noun clearance aircraft, etc.: permission to proceed 1
- noun clearance removal, clearing out 1
- noun clearance cheque: being credited to account 1
- adjective clearance discounted, on sale 1
- noun clearance The act of clearing or something (such as a space) cleared. 0
- noun clearance The distance between two moving objects, especially between parts of a machine. 0
- noun clearance 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. 0
- noun clearance A permission for a vehicle to proceed, or for a person to travel. 0
- noun clearance A permission to have access to sensitive or secret documents or other information. 0
- noun clearance A sale of merchandise at a reduced price. 0
- noun clearance (banking, finance) The settlement of transactions involving securities or means of payment such as checks by means of a clearing house. 0
- noun clearance (medicine) The removal of harmful substances from the blood; renal clearance. 0
- noun clearance (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) The act of potting all the remaining balls on a table at one visit. 0