Meaning

15 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of clearing or something (such as a space) cleared.

    Ausräumung, Leerung, Rodung

    очи́сткаočístka, расчи́сткаrasčístka

  2. (countable, uncountable)The distance between two moving objects, especially between parts of a machine

    Spiel

    зазо́рzazór, люфтljuft, просве́тprosvét

    the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them

  3. (countable, uncountable)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.

    Clearance on these freeway overpasses is limited, so big trucks must detour.

  4. (countable, uncountable)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.

    Freigabe, Erlaubnis

    разрешениеrazrešenije, визаviza

    permission to proceed

  5. (countable, uncountable)A permission to have access to sensitive or secret documents or other information.

    Freigabe

    разреше́ниеrazrešénije, ви́заvíza

  6. (countable, uncountable)A permission to use something, usually intellectual property, that is legally, but not otherwise, protected.

  7. (countable, uncountable)A sale of merchandise, especially at significantly reduced prices, usually in order to make room for new merchandise or updated versions of the same merchandise; sometimes as a closeout.

    Ausverkauf

    распрода́жаrasprodáža, ликвида́цияlikvidácija

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

    кли́ренсklírɛns, кли́рингklíring

  9. (countable, uncountable)The removal of harmful substances from the blood; renal clearance.

    чи́сткаčístka, очище́ниеočiščénije

  10. (countable, uncountable)The act of potting all the remaining balls on a table at one visit.

  11. (countable, uncountable)The act of kicking a ball away from the goal one is defending.

  12. (countable, uncountable)Removal of pieces from a rank, file or diagonal so that a bishop, rook or queen is free to move along it.

Examples

13 sentences
  1. We'll be holding a clearance sale next week.

    deNächste Woche ist Ausverkauf.

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  2. Tom bought that pair of shoes at a clearance sale.

    ruТом купил ботинки на распродаже.

    deThomas erstand dieses Paar Schuhe bei einem Ausverkauf.

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  3. Tom has clearance.

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  4. Prices drop in the winter clearance sales.

    deIm Winterschlussverkauf purzeln die Preise.

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  5. Only those with security clearance are allowed past this point.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 7
act of clearing or something cleared:
distance between two moving objects:
permission for a vehicle to proceed, or for a person to travel:
permission to have access to sensitive or secret documents or other information:
sale of merchandise at a reduced price:
finance: processing of payments at a clearing house:
medicine: removal of harmful substances from the blood:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
act of clearing or something cleared:
distance between two moving objects:
permission for a vehicle to proceed, or for a person to travel:
sale of merchandise at a reduced price:
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