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clearances

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2 syllables
10 characters
English (US)
2syllables

clearances

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

clearances is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, clearances is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofclearances

1noun
  • The act of clearing or something (such as a space) cleared
  • The distance between two moving objects, especially between parts of a machine
  • The height or width of a tunnel, bridge or other passage, or the distance between a vehicle and the walls or roof of such passage; a gap, headroom.
  • A permission for a vehicle to proceed, or for a person to travel.

    Example: "He got clearance to travel to America, even though he had previous links to terrorists"

  • A permission to have access to sensitive or secret documents or other information.
  • A permission to use something, usually intellectual property, that is legally, but not otherwise, protected.
  • (retail) A sale of merchandise, especially at significantly reduced prices in order to make room for new merchandise or updated versions of the same merchandise.
  • The settlement of transactions involving securities or means of payment such as checks by means of a clearing house.
  • The removal of harmful substances from the blood; renal clearance.
  • The act of potting all the remaining balls on a table at one visit.
  • The act of kicking a ball away from the goal one is defending.
  • Removal of pieces from a rank, file or diagonal so that a bishop, rook or queen is free to move along it.
  • Clear or net profit.
  • The first disposal in a chain that leaves the area of a stoppage, or a disposal that leaves the area of a stoppage itself.
  • The act of leaving the area of a stoppage.

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