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:
[ S or U ] an occasion when people are forced to move away from the area where they live permanently:
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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:
clearance noun (NOT TOUCHING)
[ C or U ] the distance or space that is needed for one thing to avoid touching another thing:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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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