clearance

許可、認可

移動、立ち入り、秘密情報の閲覧などに対する正式な許可。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： clearance to do something (She received clearance to enter the laboratory.); clearance for something (We are waiting for clearance for the shipment.)

類義語： authorization, permission

よく使う表現： security clearance, get clearance, clearance for something

在庫処分、売り尽くし

新しい商品を置くために、残った商品を値下げして売ること。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： sale, sell-off

よく使う表現： clearance sale, clearance prices, on clearance

飛行許可、着陸許可

飛行機が離陸または着陸するための正式な許可。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： clearance to do something (The pilot requested clearance to land.)

類義語： authorization, permission

よく使う表現： landing clearance, takeoff clearance, request clearance

隙間、クリアランス

物が別の物に触れずに、横や下を通れるだけの空間。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： clearance between A and B (There is little clearance between the door and the floor.); clearance under something (Check the clearance under the bridge.)

類義語： gap, space, headroom

よく使う表現： ground clearance, enough clearance, clearance under something

除去、撤去

不要な物をその場所から取り除いたり、有害な物質を体外に出したりすること。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： clearance of something (Clearance of the rubble took three days.)

類義語： removal, clearing

よく使う表現： snow clearance, site clearance, clearance of something

小切手の決済

預けた小切手の金額を使えるようにする銀行の手続き。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： clearing

よく使う表現： cheque clearance, await clearance, clearance period