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• clear|ance — «KLIHR uhns», noun. 1. the act of clearing: »Clearance of the theater was quick during the fire. 2. a) a clear space; distance between things that pass by each other without touching: »There was only a foot of clearance between the top of the… …   Useful english dictionary

• Q-clear|ance — «KYOO KLIHR uhns», noun, or Q clearance, U.S. a high level security clearance required by the Atomic Energy Commission before allowing access to secret information: »As an employee of an AEC contractor, he could not reveal restricted data to… …   Useful english dictionary

• clear — clear; clear·age; clear·ance; clear·ly; clear·ness; clear·starch; un·clear; clear·cole; clear·er; clear·head·ed·ly; un·clear·ly; un·clear·ness; …   English syllables

• ance — an·noy·ance; ap·pear·ance; ap·pend·ance; ap·pli·ance; ap·prov·ance; ar·riv·ance; as·cend·ance; as·sist·ance; as·sur·ance; at·tend·ance; at·tract·ance; cha·toy·ance; clair·voy·ance; clear·ance; com·pear·ance; com·pli·ance; con·don·ance;… …   English syllables

• joy|ance — «JOY uhns», noun. Archaic. 1. joy; gladness; gaiety: »With my clear keen joyance Languor cannot be (Shelley). 2. merrymaking; festive gaiety: »His sports were fair, his joyance innocent (Edmund Spenser) …   Useful english dictionary

• ut|ter|ance — ut|ter|ance1 «UHT uhr uhns», noun. 1. the act or fact of uttering; expression in words or sounds: »The child gave utterance to his grief. 2. a way of speaking: »a man of polished utterance. Stammering hinders clear utterance. 3. something… …   Useful english dictionary

• clearance — clear·ance …   English syllables

• clearance — clear•ance [[t]ˈklɪər əns[/t]] n. 1) the act of clearing 2) the distance between two objects; an amount of clear space 3) a formal authorization permitting access to classified information, documents, etc 4) Also called clear′ance sale . the… …   From formal English to slang

• clearance — clear/clearance Goods are cleared when HM Customs and Excise have accepted a declaration for them and formally released them for import or export. HM Customs & Revenue Glossary * * * clearance clear‧ance [ˈklɪərəns ǁ ˈklɪr ] noun [countable,… …   Financial and business terms

• clearance — clear|ance [ˈklıərəns US ˈklır ] n 1.) [U and C] the process of getting official permission or approval for something ▪ She ll race if she gets medical clearance from her doctor. ▪ Morris did not have a security clearance . 2.) [U and C] official …   Dictionary of contemporary English