clearance

Genehmigung, Freigabe

Eine offizielle Erlaubnis, zu reisen, einen Ort zu betreten, vertrauliche Informationen einzusehen oder etwas zu tun.

In einfachem Englisch: Official permission to travel, enter a place, see private information, or do something.

• You need security clearance to enter.
• The shipment received customs clearance yesterday.
• Has she obtained clearance to read those files?

So benutzt man es: clearance to do something (She received clearance to enter the laboratory.); clearance for something (We are waiting for clearance for the shipment.)

Synonyme: authorization, permission

Häufige Wendungen: security clearance, get clearance, clearance for something

Räumungsverkauf, Abverkauf

Ein Verkauf zu niedrigeren Preisen, um restliche Waren loszuwerden und Platz für neue zu schaffen.

In einfachem Englisch: A sale in which a shop lowers prices to sell remaining goods and make room for new ones.

• I bought this coat in a clearance sale.
• The shop is offering clearance prices on winter boots.
• All these lamps are on clearance.

Synonyme: sale, sell-off

Häufige Wendungen: clearance sale, clearance prices, on clearance

Flugfreigabe, Landefreigabe

Die offizielle Erlaubnis für ein Flugzeug, zu starten oder zu landen.

In einfachem Englisch: Official permission for a plane to take off or land.

• The plane has clearance to land.
• The pilot waited for takeoff clearance.
• The tower refused landing clearance because the runway was blocked.

So benutzt man es: clearance to do something (The pilot requested clearance to land.)

Synonyme: authorization, permission

Häufige Wendungen: landing clearance, takeoff clearance, request clearance

Abstand, Spiel, Durchfahrtshöhe

Freier Raum zwischen Gegenständen, sodass einer am anderen vorbei oder darunter hindurch kann, ohne ihn zu berühren.

In einfachem Englisch: Space between objects that allows one to move past or under another without touching it.

• The truck needs more clearance.
• There is enough clearance under the bridge for our van.
• The car has low ground clearance.

So benutzt man es: clearance between A and B (There is little clearance between the door and the floor.); clearance under something (Check the clearance under the bridge.)

Synonyme: gap, space, headroom

Häufige Wendungen: ground clearance, enough clearance, clearance under something

Räumung, Beseitigung

Das Entfernen unerwünschter Materialien aus einem Ort oder schädlicher Stoffe aus dem Körper.

In einfachem Englisch: The process of removing unwanted material from a place or harmful substances from the body.

• Snow clearance began before dawn.
• The builders arranged site clearance before starting work.
• The kidneys help with the clearance of waste from the blood.

So benutzt man es: clearance of something (Clearance of the rubble took three days.)

Synonyme: removal, clearing

Häufige Wendungen: snow clearance, site clearance, clearance of something

Scheckverrechnung

Der Bankvorgang, durch den das Geld eines eingereichten Schecks verfügbar wird.

In einfachem Englisch: The bank process that makes money from a deposited cheque available to spend.

• The cheque is awaiting clearance.
• Clearance may take three working days.
• You cannot withdraw the money until cheque clearance is complete.

Synonyme: clearing

Häufige Wendungen: cheque clearance, await clearance, clearance period