clearance
/ˈklɪrəns/
noun
- Official permission or authorization for someone to do something or enter a place.
- The doctor gave clearance for the patient to return to work.
- You need security clearance to enter the building.
- The pilot received clearance to take off from the control tower.
- The removal of unwanted things, people, or obstacles from an area.
- The city ordered the clearance of the abandoned buildings.
- After the storm, crews worked on the clearance of fallen trees from the roads.
- Land clearance for farming destroyed the forest.
- The amount of space between two objects that allows one to pass without touching.
- The bridge has a clearance of 15 feet for vehicles.
- There is only a small clearance between the car and the garage wall.
- Make sure there is enough clearance for the door to open fully.
- The process of a check being paid by a bank, or the time it takes for that to happen.
- Electronic payments have faster clearance than paper checks.
- Clearance of the deposit was confirmed by email.
- The bank holds the funds for three business days until check clearance.
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