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Synonyms for “clearance”

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clearance

noun

= evacuation, emptying, withdrawal, removal, eviction, depopulation, unpeopling • By the late fifties, slum clearance was the watchword in town planning.
= permission, consent, endorsement, green light, authorization, blank cheque, go-ahead (informal), leave, sanction, O.K. or okay (informal) • He has a security clearance that allows him access to classified information.
= space, gap, margin, allowance, headroom • The lowest fixed bridge has 12.8m clearance.

'clearance' in Other Languages

British English: clearance Clearance is the removal of old buildings, trees, or other things that are not wanted from an area. NOUN...a slum clearance operation.
Brazilian Portuguese: remoção
Chinese: 拆除
European Spanish: despeje
French: déblaiement
German: Räumung
Italian: sgombro
Japanese: 除去
Korean: 제거
Portuguese: remoção
Spanish: despeje

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