clearance

[ kleer-uh ns ]
/ ˈklɪər əns /

noun

Origin of clearance

First recorded in 1555–65; clear + -ance

OTHER WORDS FROM clearance

clear·er, noun non·clear·ance, noun pre·clear·ance, noun, adjective self-clear·ance, noun

British Dictionary definitions for clearance-papers

clearance
/ (ˈklɪərəns) /

noun

Medical definitions for clearance-papers

clearance
[ klîrəns ]

n.

The removal of a substance from the blood, expressed as the volume of blood or plasma cleared of the substance per unit time.