Clearance-papers

the act of clearing.
the distance between two objects; an amount of clear sp-ce:
the bridge allowed a clearance of 37 feet at mean high water.
a formal authorization permitting access to cl-ssified information, doc-ments, etc.
also called clearance sale. the disposal of merchandise at reduced prices to make room for new goods:
he bought the coat for half price at a clearance.
a clear sp-ce; a clearing:
the house stood in a clearance among the trees.
banking. an exchange of checks and other commercial paper drawn on members of a clearinghouse, usually effected at a daily meeting of the members.
machinery. a sp-ce between two moving parts, left to avoid clashing or to permit relatively free motion.
the angle between a face of a cutting tool, as a lathe tool, and the work.
nautical.

the clearing of a ship at a port.
also called clearance papers. the official papers certifying this.

medicine/medical. a test of the excretory function of the kidneys based on the volume of blood that is cleared of a specific substance per minute by renal excretion.
noun

the process or an instance of clearing: slum clearance
(as modifier): a clearance order

sp-ce between two parts in motion or in relative motion
permission for an aircraft, ship, p-ssengers, etc, to proceed
official permission to have access to secret information, projects, areas, etc
(banking) the exchange of commercial doc-ments drawn on the members of a clearing house

the disposal of merchandise at reduced prices
(as modifier): a clearance sale

(sport)

the act of hitting or kicking a ball out of the defensive area, as in football
an instance of this

the act of clearing an area of land of its inhabitants by m-ss eviction see highland clearances
(dentistry) the extraction of all of a person’s teeth
a less common word for clearing
n.