What does clearance mean?
Definitions for clearance
ˈklɪər ənsclear·ance
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word clearance.
Princeton's WordNet
clearancenoun
the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them
headroom, headway, clearancenoun
vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
clearancenoun
permission to proceed
"the plane was given clearance to land"
Wiktionary
clearancenoun
The act of clearing or something (such as a space) cleared
clearancenoun
The distance between two moving objects, especially between parts of a machine
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.
clearancenoun
A permission for a vehicle to proceed, or for a person to travel.
clearancenoun
A permission to have access to sensitive or secret documents or other information
clearancenoun
A sale of merchandise at a reduced price.
clearancenoun
The settlement of transactions involving securities or means of payment such as checks by means of a clearing house.
clearancenoun
The removal of harmful substances from the blood; renal clearance.
clearancenoun
The act of potting all the remaining balls on a table at one visit.
clearancenoun
The act of kicking a ball away from the goal one is defending.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Clearancenoun
A certificate that a ship has been cleared at the customhouse.
Etymology: from clear.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
Clearancenoun
the act of clearing; as, to make a thorough clearance
Clearancenoun
a certificate that a ship or vessel has been cleared at the customhouse; permission to sail
Clearancenoun
clear or net profit
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
Wikidata
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 Terms
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.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of clearance in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of clearance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of clearance in a Sentence
We are marked because we lived in Yarmouk. The moukhabarat (secret police) will never give us security clearance but I have to try.
The president is ‘the government’ when it comes to making security clearance determinations, as the granting, denial, or revocation of a security clearance falls squarely within the president’s commander-in-chief powers per [a Supreme Court ruling].
Chief Executive Stéphane Boujnah:
Euronext welcomes the ministry's clearance to acquire up to 100% of Oslo Børs VPS's capital and looks forward to completing the next steps to close the transaction by the end of June.
Once we get FDA clearance -- I would hope within a year -- it will be obvious something will have to be used, because eye tracking is objective, and it is impossible to fake that your eye movements are coordinated when they are not, the NFL could potentially eliminate any human-error component to concussion diagnosis.
As unfortunate as their situation was — to not be able to complete the ACC Tournament — it happened early enough that those impacted individuals that went into quarantine got clearance and approval from their local health officials to be quarantined for just seven days, which does match our medical protocols of the seven days of negative testing, it was close. Frankly, had that happened over the weekend, (Saturday) or (Sunday) it probably would not have been able to happen and be accommodated.
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- تخفيض السعرArabic
- разпродажба, разчистване, пречистване, луфт, клирингBulgarian
- rebuigCatalan, Valencian
- AusverkaufGerman
- compensación, remate, liquidación, despeje, ganga, barata, limpieza, oferta, espacio, acceso, claro, permisoSpanish
- etäisyys, välys, matkustuslupa, pelivara, vapaa, kulkulupa, varoetäisyys, puhdistuma, valtuutus, raivaus, tyhjennysmyynti, selvitys, lupa, korkeus, leveys, raivio, alennusmyynti, puhdistusFinnish
- braderie, soldes, liquidation, dégagementFrench
- ard-chreckManx
- izinIndonesian
- sgombero, via libera, accesso, filtraggio, repulisti, svendita, divario, luce, saldo, compensazione, liquidazione, permesso, spazio, piazza pulita, autorizzazione, giocoItalian
- распродажба, пречистување, клиринг, расчистување, дозволаMacedonian
- зазор, чистка, очищение, распродажа, очистка, расчистка, просвет, клиренс, клиринг, виза, люфт, разрешение, ликвидацияRussian
- rensning, utförsäljning, frihöjdSwedish
- BoşlukTurkish
- کلیئرنسUrdu
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