CLEARANCE
\klˈi͡əɹəns], \klˈiəɹəns], \k_l_ˈiə_ɹ_ə_n_s]\
Definitions of CLEARANCE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act of clearing; as, to make a thorough clearance.
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A certificate that a ship or vessel has been cleared at the customhouse; permission to sail.
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Clear or net profit.
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The distance by which one object clears another, as the distance between the piston and cylinder head at the end of a stroke in a steam engine, or the least distance between the point of a cogwheel tooth and the bottom of a space between teeth of a wheel with which it engages.
By Oddity Software
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The act of clearing; as, to make a thorough clearance.
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A certificate that a ship or vessel has been cleared at the customhouse; permission to sail.
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Clear or net profit.
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The distance by which one object clears another, as the distance between the piston and cylinder head at the end of a stroke in a steam engine, or the least distance between the point of a cogwheel tooth and the bottom of a space between teeth of a wheel with which it engages.
By Noah Webster.
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Act of clearing: a certificate that a ship has been cleared at the custom-house-that is, has satisfied all demands and procured permission to sail.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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