clearance

  1. Noun.  The act of clearing or something (such as a space) cleared.
  2. Noun.  The distance between two moving objects, especially between parts of a machine.
  3. 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.
  4. Noun.  A permission for a vehicle to proceed, or for a person to travel.
  5. Noun.  A permission to have access to sensitive or secret documents or other information.
  6. Noun.  A sale of merchandise at a reduced price.
  7. Noun.  (banking, finance) The settlement of transactions involving securities or means of payment such as checks by means of a clearing house.
  8. Noun.  (medicine) The removal of harmful substances from the blood; renal clearance.
  9. Noun.  (sports, billiards) The act of potting all the remaining balls on a table at one visit.
  10. Noun.  (soccer) The act of kicking a ball away from the goal one is defending.

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