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For years, I had a top secret clearance and never left Russia. Just once did I go to Bulgaria with my wife for a holiday at the Golden Sands resort, but I could not mention my real name. I was allowed to travel abroad only in the early 1990s.
Mikhail Kalashnikov

Meaning of "clearance" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CLEARANCE

clearance  [ˈklɪərəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLEARANCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Clearance is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CLEARANCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Clearance

Clearance can refer to: ▪ Authorization or permission from an authority ▪ Air traffic control clearance in aviation ▪ Security clearance, a status granted to individuals allowing them access to classified information ▪ Engineering tolerance, a physical distance or space between two components ▪ Ground clearance, the amount of space between the base of an automobile tire and the underside of the chassis ▪ Structure gauge, the amount of space between the top of a rail car and the top of a tunnel or the bottom of a bridge ▪ Clearance, the rate at which a substance is removed or cleared from the body by the kidneys or in renal dialysis ▪ Clearance rate, in criminal justice, the number of crimes "cleared" divided by the number reported ▪ Closeout, in retail, the final sale of items to zero inventory ▪ Customs clearance, in international trade, the movement of goods through customs barriers ▪ Deforestation, the deliberate clearance of woodland or forest...

Definition of clearance in the English dictionary

The first definition of clearance in the dictionary is the process or an instance of clearing. Other definition of clearance is space between two parts in motion or in relative motion. Clearance is also permission for an aircraft, ship, passengers, etc, to proceed.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLEARANCE


adherence
ədˈhɪərəns
anti-interference
ˌæntɪɪntəˈfɪərəns
appearance
əˈpɪərəns
coherence
kəʊˈhɪərəns
coinherence
ˌkəʊɪnˈhɪərəns
compearance
kəmˈpɪərəns
conference
ˈkɒnfərəns
decoherence
ˌdiːkəʊˈhɪərəns
difference
ˈdɪfərəns
disappearance
ˌdɪsəˈpɪərəns
incoherence
ˌɪnkəʊˈhɪərəns
inherence
ɪnˈhɪərəns
insurance
ɪnˈʃʊərəns
interference
ˌɪntəˈfɪərəns
nonappearance
ˌnɒnəˈpɪərəns
noninterference
ˌnɒnɪntəˈfɪərəns
perseverance
ˌpɜːsɪˈvɪərəns
preclearance
priːˈklɪərəns
reappearance
ˌriːəˈpɪərəns
subappearance
ˌsʌbəˈpɪərəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLEARANCE

clear-headed
clear-headedly
clear-headedness
clear-out
clear-sighted
clear-sightedly
clear-sightedness
clear-up rate
clearable
clearage
clearance certificate
clearance sale
Clearances
clearcole
clearcutting
clearer
clearing
clearing bank
clearing house
clearing sale

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLEARANCE

advance
assurance
car insurance
customs clearance
deliverance
endurance
entrance
fragrance
France
health insurance
ignorance
intolerance
life insurance
put in an appearance
remembrance
severance
tolerance
Torrance
trance
travel insurance
zero tolerance

Synonyms and antonyms of clearance in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CLEARANCE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «clearance» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of clearance

Translation of «clearance» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLEARANCE

Find out the translation of clearance to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of clearance from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «clearance» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

拆除
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

despeje
570 millions of speakers

English

clearance
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

निकासी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إزالة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

оформление
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

remoção
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরিষ্করণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

déblaiement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pelepasan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Räumung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

除去
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

제거
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Reresik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giải phóng mặt bằng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அனுமதி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मंजुरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

açıklık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sgombro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

klirens
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

оформлення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

clearance-ul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κάθαρση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

klaring
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

clearance
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

klaring
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of clearance

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLEARANCE»

The term «clearance» is very widely used and occupies the 5.747 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLEARANCE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about clearance

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8 QUOTES WITH «CLEARANCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word clearance.
1
John Bolton
I've been subject to how many security clearance procedures and I must say as irritating as some people may find them I think they are absolutely essential to making sure that people who work in sensitive positions in the national security field in our government are entirely loyal to the United States.
2
Roberto Duran
If I had the medical clearance to fight, I would want to fight the best. The best would be Mayweather.
3
Gordon Gould
There was a second problem that was still not a technical problem... the project became classified. I couldn't work on it after having gone to all that trouble. I was considered a security risk, so I could not get a clearance.
4
Mikhail Kalashnikov
For years, I had a top secret clearance and never left Russia. Just once did I go to Bulgaria with my wife for a holiday at the Golden Sands resort, but I could not mention my real name. I was allowed to travel abroad only in the early 1990s.
5
Jane Leavy
The world is not kind to whistleblowers - a term of art with particular resonance in football, the most hierarchical and repressive of organized sports, a world of 'systems' and 'programs' and scripted plays, where reading a medical report requires a security clearance, and practice fields are patrolled like Guantanamo Bay.
6
Harbhajan Singh
I have entered the sports equipment business with 'Bhajji Sports.' I am applying for ICC clearance so that cricket bats with 'Bhajji Sports' logos could be used for international matches. In domestic circuit, the Punjab team is already wearing Bhajji Sports dresses for the Ranji Trophy matches.
7
Wil Wheaton
I'm guess I'm up to about 70% of normal, which is a real relief. My doctor gave me clearance to go out in public again, so I've been able to go to the store and help out a little bit around the house.
8
Anne Wojcicki
FDA clearance is an important step on the path towards getting genetic information integrated with routine medical care.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLEARANCE»

Discover the use of clearance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to clearance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Security Clearance Manual: How to Reduce the Time It Takes ...
Security Clearance Manual is an indispensable guide for security clearance applicants, personnel security specialists and military recruiters.
William H. Henderson, 2007
2
Optimization Based Clearance of Flight Control Laws: A Civil ...
Written by leading experts in the field, this book addresses the Clearance Of Flight Control Laws Using Optimisation (COFCLUO) and summarizes the main achievements of the EC founded 6th Framework Programme COFCLUO project.
Andreas Varga, Anders Hansson, Guilhem Puyou, 2011
3
Life with a Cosmos Clearance
On May 9, 2001, the Disclosure Project hosted a major event at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. This historic event had witness testimony from twenty to twenty-five military, intelligence, government, and corporate individuals ...
Daniel M. Salter, 2003
4
Clearance & copyright: everything the independent filmmaker ...
In this guide for independent filmmakers, entertainment lawyer Donaldson addresses copyright and clearance questions using a minimum of legal jargon.
Michael C. Donaldson, 2003
5
Advanced Techniques for Clearance of Flight Control Laws
In this book recent results of the GARTEUR (Group for Aeronautical Research and Technology in Europe) Action Group FM (AG11) are presented.
Chris Fielding, Andras Varga, 2002
6
From Negotiation to Antitrust Clearance: National and ...
For each of twenty major jurisdictions - including the USA, EU, China, India, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, the Czech Republic, Vietnam and most EU countries - this book describes: procedure for antitrust clearance, if necessary; rules and ...
Sonia Cortés, 2002
7
Ideals Clearance
Henry Parland's (1908-1930) brief but prolific and highly influential career as a poet, essayist and novelist was shaped by the tumultuous times of Russia and Europe between the two world wars.
Henry Parland, 2007
8
You Don't See Many Chickens in Clearance
This book encourages each of us to know ourselves, each other and God more intimately, and to become better acquainted with how we live by what we believe
Cory Kemp, Cory L. Kemp, 2006
9
In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer: The Security ...
" Determined to clear his name, he insisted on a hearing before the Atomic Energy Commission's Personnel Security Board.In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer contains an edited and annotated transcript of the 1954 hearing, as well as the ...
Richard Polenberg, 2002
10
Pyaments, Clearance, and Settlement: A Guide to the Systems, ...
Provides information about the nation's systems to effect financial transactions between purchasers & sellers of goods, services, & financial assets.
Nolani T. Traylor, Nolani T. Traylor Tamara E. Cross Nancy Eibeck Robert Pollard, Tamara E. Cross, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLEARANCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term clearance is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Kevin Durant targets August for full clearance
No one is more anxious for Kevin Durant to return to the court than Durant himself, and if everything goes to plan, he won't have to wait much ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
2
Carnival gets Cuban clearance for cruises from Miami, some …
With Carnival Corp. and cruise lines receiving federal clearance to sail to Cuba beginning next year, some Jacksonville business leaders are ... «Florida Times-Union, Jul 15»
3
Pa. clearance fees to be waved for some school volunteers
Volunteers who need a set of clearances to work with children will be able to save some money if they can wait until the end of the month. «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
4
NSC moves to achieve efficient service delivery, timely cargo …
As part of its effort to ensure timely cargo clearance at the nation's seaports, the Nigerian Shippers' Council (NSC) has been holding meetings ... «BusinessDay, Jul 15»
5
Government sets up CCFCs at ports to expedite customs clearance
NEW DELHI: The government has set up Customs Clearance and Facilitation Committees (CCFCs) at ports to ensure expeditious customs ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
6
Cynosure (CYNO) Announces Receipt of FDA 510(k) Clearance to …
Cynosure (NASDAQ: CYNO) announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market ... «StreetInsider.com, Jul 15»
7
Law Ministry gives Maran-promoted Red FM network green nod …
However, there is no clarity on the time frame required to address the issue over denial of security clearance to Sun Group-owned Red FM, ... «RadioandMusic.com, Jul 15»
8
OPM: Agencies will process clearance checks by hand until digital …
Federal agencies will have to process security clearance checks by hand until the Office of Personnel Management's digital system is back up ... «Fierce Government, Jul 15»
9
Former RTA employee 'tampers with data, issues clearance for four …
A 29-year-old former employee of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) allegedly abused his position, wrongly issued clearance and ... «Yahoo! Maktoob News, Jul 15»
10
Innate Pharma Says Co-development Deal With AstraZeneca Gets …
L) on Innate Pharma's proprietary anti-NKG2A antibody, IPH2201, received HSR clearance. The company also said that on June 30, Innate ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»

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