clearance
When someone in power says you are allowed to do something.
Official permission granted by an authority to do something.
When something is taken away so it is no longer in the way.
The process of removing or getting rid of something unwanted or blocking the way.
The space between one thing and another thing above, below, or next to it.
The amount of space between two objects, especially for safety or movement.
When a store sells things cheaply to get rid of them quickly.
A sale of goods at reduced prices to sell remaining stock quickly.
- Base: clearance
- Plural: clearance, clearances
clearance sale
1discount sale to clear stock
A time when a store sells things cheaply to get rid of them.
- The store is holding a massive clearance sale this weekend.
- I bought this coat during the summer clearance sale.
customs clearance
1customs approval process for goods
Official checks that allow goods to enter or leave a country.
- The shipment is waiting for customs clearance.
- Customs clearance took longer than expected.
security clearance
1permission for classified access
Permission to see secret information or enter a secure place after checks are done.
- He applied for top-level security clearance.
- Without security clearance, you cannot enter this section.