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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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. Frank Terhorst:

   Our objective is to get the approval and the clearance from the Chinese authorities so that we can go into a full commercial launch as soon as possible.

2. Mylan Executive Chairman Robert Coury:

   We are delighted to have received FTC clearance, making our offer for Perrigo now unconditional other than the one final step, which now rests solely in the hands of Perrigo shareholders.

3. Bill Shine:

   And I'm sure you heard the rumor that Barack Obama couldn't get a security clearance required to work for the FBI or CIA, and I want to know if this is true. I mean I'm just a little housewife at home, living my life, taking care of my children. But I'm concerned if we're going to have a president that could not pass a security clearance. Especially, aren't we in a war against terrorism? Aren't we, like, fighting terrorists? So why wouldn't we have a security check for a man who's going to run the country? And I mean not just Barack Obama, but what about our senators, our congresspeople? Do they go through the same security background check as a CIA person would have to go through? I never thought about this.

4. Donald Trump:

   Jeff should be investigating who the author of that piece was because I really believe it's national security, we're going to take a look at what he had, what he gave, what he's talking about — also where he is right now. Supposing I have a high-level national security meeting, and he has got a clearance... and he goes into a high-level meeting concerning China or Russia or North Korea or something, and this guy goes in. I don't want him at those meetings.

5. Lindsay Barnes:

   Michelle Steel employs the same disinformation that has led to an increase in violence against members of the Asian American community, while shamelessly smearing a member of the U.S. Naval Reserves, as a Taiwanese American who holds a Top Secret security clearance, Lt. Commander Jay Chen deeply understands the threat China poses to the United States. While Confucius Classrooms were widely accepted across the United States a dozen years ago, including by the State Department, the Chinese Communist Party’s evolution as an aggressor towards the United States and its democratic allies has further informed the U.S. State Department’s evaluation of these programs, and Lt. Commander Chen remains aligned with their analysis.

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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