clearance.
The act of clearing or something (such as a space) cleared.
Meaning & usage
The act of clearing or something (such as a space) cleared.
The distance between two moving objects, especially between parts of a machine
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.
Clearance on these freeway overpasses is limited, so big trucks must detour.
A permission for a vehicle to proceed, or for a person to travel.
The plane got clearance from air traffic control, and we were off.
He got clearance to travel to America, even though he had previous links to terrorists.
A permission to have access to sensitive or secret documents or other information.
A permission to use something, usually intellectual property, that is legally, but not otherwise, protected.
A sale of merchandise, especially at significantly reduced prices, usually in order to make room for new merchandise or updated versions of the same merchandise; sometimes as a closeout.
The settlement of transactions involving securities or means of payment such as checks by means of a clearing house.
The removal of harmful substances from the blood; renal clearance.
The act of potting all the remaining balls on a table at one visit.
The act of kicking a ball away from the goal one is defending.
Removal of pieces from a rank, file or diagonal so that a bishop, rook or queen is free to move along it.
Clear or net profit.
The first disposal in a chain that leaves the area of a stoppage, or a disposal that leaves the area of a stoppage itself.
The act of leaving the area of a stoppage.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English clear Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin -āntia Old French -ancebor. Middle English -aunce English -ance English clearance From clear + -ance.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.