Definition of clearances Clearances

/klɪˈɹʌnsɪz/ - [klirunsiz] -

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What does clearances mean?

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Noun Plural: clearances
clearance - permission to proceed; "the plane was given clearance to land"
		permission, permit, license approval to do something; "he asked permission to leave"
clearance - the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them
		interval, separation the distance between things; "fragile items require separation and cushioning"
clearance - vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
		headroom, headway

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clearance (Noun)
The act of clearing or something such as a space cleared.
clearance (Noun)
The distance between two moving objects, especially between parts of a machine.
clearance (Noun)
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 (Noun)
A permission for a vehicle to proceed, or for a person to travel.
clearance (Noun)
A permission to have access to sensitive or secret documents or other information.
clearance (Noun)
A sale of merchandise at a reduced price.
clearance (Noun)
The settlement of transactions involving securities or means of payment such as checks by means of a clearing house .
clearance (Noun)
The removal of harmful substances from the blood; renal clearance .
clearance (Noun)
The act of potting all the remaining balls on a table at one visit.
clearance (Noun)
The act of kicking a ball away from the goal one is defending.

clearance (n.)
The act of clearing; as, to make a thorough clearance.
clearance (n.)
A certificate that a ship or vessel has been cleared at the customhouse; permission to sail.
clearance (n.)
Clear or net profit.
clearance (n.)
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.

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.