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单词 clearance
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clearancenoun

uk/ˈklɪə.rəns/us/ˈklɪr.əns/

clearance noun (REMOVE)

[ S or U ] the process of removing waste or things you do not want from a place:

slum clearance
UK They specialize in house clearances after a resident has died.

[ S or U ] an occasion when people are forced to move away from the area where they live permanently:

The great Highland clearances in Scotland did not reach their height until after 1800.

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Taking things away from someone or somewhere

  • appropriate
  • confiscate
  • cream sth/sb off
  • de-
  • debug
  • denude
  • drain
  • impound
  • infringe on/upon sth
  • knock
  • knock sth out of sb
  • nab
  • relieve
  • shear
  • strip sb of sth
  • suck
  • suck sb/sth dry idiom
  • sweep
  • take sth out
  • tow

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clearance noun (CHEAP SALE)

[ U ] an occasion when goods are offered for sale cheaply so that people will be encouraged to buy them and there will be space for new goods:

We bought our new carpet at a clearance sale.
US I buy Christmas decorations when they go on clearance in January

clearance noun (NOT TOUCHING)

[ C or U ] the distance or space that is needed for one thing to avoid touching another thing:

It was difficult getting the piano through the doorway because we only had a clearance of a few centimetres.
High vehicles should take an alternative route because of low clearance under the bridge.

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Space - general words

  • bay
  • blank
  • box
  • chamber
  • elbow room
  • expanse
  • floor
  • footprint
  • headroom
  • legroom
  • patch
  • room
  • space
  • spacing
  • spacious
  • spatial
  • void
  • way

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clearance noun (OFFICIAL PERMISSION)

[ U ] official permission for something or the state of having satisfied the official conditions of something:

The plane will be taking off as soon as it gets clearance.
To visit the prison, you'll need security clearance.

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Allowing and permitting

  • admit of sth
  • allow
  • allow of sth
  • allowable
  • authorization
  • authorize
  • concession
  • green
  • leave
  • let
  • let sb/sth in
  • let sb/sth out
  • licence
  • license
  • mandate
  • OK
  • open the floodgates idiom
  • sanction
  • submit
  • unlicensed

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clearance noun (CHEQUE)

[ U ] the process of a cheque going from one bank to another through a central organization, so that money can be paid to the person it is owed to:

Clearance (of a cheque) can take up to a week.

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Withdrawing money

  • atm
  • automated teller machine
  • automatic teller machine
  • cash dispenser
  • cash machine
  • cashback
  • cashpoint
  • clear
  • debit
  • dip
  • dip into sth
  • draw
  • drawdown
  • lay sth out
  • take
  • take sth out
  • withdraw
  • withdrawal

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clearance noun (SPORT)

[ C ] in football, an occasion when a player kicks the ball away from their goal:

Robinson's long clearance was controlled by Mido who went on to score.

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Football/soccer

  • 18-yard box
  • 2 3 5
  • 4 3 2 1
  • 4 4 2
  • 4 5 1
  • crossbar
  • feint
  • footballing
  • futsal
  • game 39
  • game ball
  • ghost goal
  • give-and-go
  • relegation
  • Roy of the Rovers stuff
  • scissor kick
  • seal dribble
  • shin guard
  • shin pad
  • stoppage

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