Definizione monolingua

clearance

clearance (countable and uncountable; plural clearances)

1. The act of clearing or something (such as a space) cleared
2. The distance between two moving objects, especially between parts of a machine
3. 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. 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

5. A permission to have access to sensitive or secret documents or other information
6. A sale of merchandise at a reduced price.
7. (banking, finance) The settlement of transactions involving securities or means of payment such as checks by means of a clearing house.
8. (medicine) The removal of harmful substances from the blood; renal clearance.
9. (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) The act of potting all the remaining balls on a table at one visit.
10. (soccer) The act of kicking a ball away from the goal one is defending.
    • 2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, BBC:

      Bolton were then just inches from taking the lead, but the dangerous-looking Taylor drilled just wide after picking up a loose ball following Jose Bosingwas poor attempted clearance.

Definizione dizionario clearance

autorizzazione

chiarificazione

depurazione

giuoco

liberazione

nullaosta

sdoganamento

Altri significati:

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.

(sports, billiards, snooker, pool) The act of potting all the remaining balls on a table at one visit.

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

act of clearing or something cleared

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

medicine: removal of harmful substances from the blood

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

(banking, finance) The settlement of transactions involving securities or means of payment such as checks by means of a clearing house.

finance: processing of payments at a clearing house

clearance (of a ship)

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

distance between two moving objects

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

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

A sale of merchandise at a reduced price.

height or width of a passage, or the distance between a vehicle and the walls or roof of such passage

The empty space between two objects.

sale of merchandise at a reduced price