clearance

Noun

Meaning

The act of clearing; as, to make a thorough clearance.

A certificate that a ship or vessel has been cleared at the customhouse; permission to sail.

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

headroom space release room approval permission removal consent gap margin discharge clearing authorization purge sanction
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Antonyms

prevention dike opposition bar slavery ban
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Hypernyms

way room separation license permission permit

Phrases with the word

security clearance medical clearance ruthless clearance of populace clearance of accounts financial clearance immune complex clearance

Examples

The beacon-blaze unsheathing turns The face of darkness pale And now with one grand chop gives clearance to Our human visions... Richard Wilbur

Do the job first. Worry about the clearance later. Sargent Shriver

Not just in commerce but in the world of ideas too our age is putting on a veritable clearance sale. Everything can be had so dirt cheap that one begins to wonder whether in the end anyone will want to make a bid. Soren Kierkegaard

For years, I had a top secret clearance and never left Russia. Just once did I go to Bulgaria with my wife for a holiday at the Golden Sands resort, but I could not mention my real name. I was allowed to travel abroad only in the early 1990s. Mikhail Kalashnikov

I think it's a big danger for the industry. I don't think it's a healthy way to run the business long-term. We felt it had run its course. We felt it was good for clearance time. I think GM was just feeling the pressure. Steve Lyons

If I had the medical clearance to fight, I would want to fight the best. The best would be Mayweather. Roberto Durán

Close letter words and terms

clear-thinking clearable clearage clearance hole clearance of accounts clearance rate