Definitions for clearance
ˈklɪər ənsclear·ance

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Clearancenoun

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

   Etymology: from clear.

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Matched Categories

1. • Permission
   • Room
   • Separation

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How to say clearance in sign language?

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. Jens Spahn:

   It was to be expected that this would have an influence on the decision of the regulatory authorities and then the permanent vaccine commission, we just don’t know yet how concretely -- so let’s wait for the decision tomorrow on clearance and then the final recommendation from the permanent vaccine commission.

2. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki:

   For issues related to Department personnel and for privacy reasons, we are not able to confirm the identity of the individual or specific charges, his security clearance will be suspended, and he will be put on administrative leave while this proceeds to its end through any judicial process.

3. Fazel Ahmad Sherzad:

   A number of Taliban clashed with Afghan forces in different parts of the city, right now there is no fighting but a search and clearance operation is underway.

4. Michael Keeley:

   Unless the FTC finds that prices have gone up as a result of that acquisition, the Staples transaction should have a good chance at clearance as well.

5. Mark Zaid:

   They can’t sue. I mean, anybody can sue, you can sue for anything, but they have no basis, there’s a Supreme Court precedent from 30 years ago that restricts federal judges from handling security clearance appeals.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=clearance
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Clearance
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=clearance
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clearance
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=clearance
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=clearance
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=clearance