clearance

B1
Noun
15 definition(s)
1 Definition

The act of clearing or something (such as a space) cleared

2 Definition

The distance between two moving objects, especially between parts of a machine

3 Definition

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 Definition

A permission for a vehicle to proceed, or for a person to travel.

Example Sentences
  • He got clearance to travel to America, even though he had previous links to terrorists
5 Definition

A permission to have access to sensitive or secret documents or other information.

6 Definition

A permission to use something, usually intellectual property, that is legally, but not otherwise, protected.

7 Definition

(retail) A sale of merchandise, especially at significantly reduced prices in order to make room for new merchandise or updated versions of the same merchandise.

8 Definition

The settlement of transactions involving securities or means of payment such as checks by means of a clearing house.

9 Definition

The removal of harmful substances from the blood; renal clearance.

10 Definition

The act of potting all the remaining balls on a table at one visit.

11 Definition

The act of kicking a ball away from the goal one is defending.

12 Definition

Removal of pieces from a rank, file or diagonal so that a bishop, rook or queen is free to move along it.

13 Definition

Clear or net profit.

14 Definition

The first disposal in a chain that leaves the area of a stoppage, or a disposal that leaves the area of a stoppage itself.

15 Definition

The act of leaving the area of a stoppage.