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clear·ing
(klîr′ĭng)n.
1. The act or process of making or becoming clear.
2. A tract of land within a wood or other overgrown area from which trees and other obstructions have been removed.
3. The exchange of checks, drafts, and notes and the settlement of consequent differences, especially among banks.
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clearing
(ˈklɪərɪŋ)n
(Forestry) an area with few or no trees or shrubs in wooded or overgrown land
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clear•ing
(ˈklɪər ɪŋ)n.
1. the act of a person or thing that clears; the process of becoming clear.
2. a tract of land, as in a forest, that contains no trees or bushes.
3. the reciprocal exchange between banks of checks and drafts, and the settlement of the differences.
4. clearings, the total of claims settled at a clearinghouse.
[1350–1400]
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| Noun | 1. |  clearing - a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area |
| 2. | clearing - the act of freeing from suspicion vindication, exoneration - the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.; "friends provided a vindication of his position" whitewash - a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects | |
| 3. | clearing - the act of removing solid particles from a liquid improvement - the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property" |
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clearing
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Translations
ارض مُجَرَّدَه من الأشْجار
mýtina
rydning
erdei tisztástisztás
skógarrjóîur
açıklıkkayran
clearing
[ˈklɪərɪŋ]A. N
1. (in wood) → claro m
2. (Fin) → liquidación f
B. CPD clearing account N (Fin) → cuenta f de compensación
clearing bank N (Brit) (Fin) → banco m central
clearing house N (Fin) → cámara f de compensación
clearing bank N (Brit) (Fin) → banco m central
clearing house N (Fin) → cámara f de compensación
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clearing
[ˈklɪərɪŋ] n (in forest) → clairière f
(British) [cheque] → compensation f, clearing m
(British) (UNIVERSITY) au Royaume-Uni, système centralisé destiné à proposer aux étudiants dont les notes aux A-levels ne permettent pas d'intégrer l'université de leur choix une place dans un autre établissement de l'enseignement supérieurclearing bank n (British) → banque f qui appartient à une chambre de compensationclearing house clearing-house n
(= bank) → chambre f de compensation
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clearing
n (in forest) → Lichtung f
clearing
:clearing bank
n (Brit) → Clearingbank f
clearing house
n → Clearingstelle f
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clear
(kliə) adjective1. easy to see through; transparent. clear glass.
2. free from mist or cloud. Isn't the sky clear!
3. easy to see, hear or understand. a clear explanation; The details on that photograph are very clear.
4. free from difficulty or obstacles. a clear road ahead.
5. free from guilt etc. a clear conscience.
6. free from doubt etc. Are you quite clear about what I mean?
7. (often with of) without (risk of) being touched, caught etc. Is the ship clear of the rocks? clear of danger.
8. (often with of) free. clear of debt; clear of all infection.
verb1. to make or become free from obstacles etc. He cleared the table; I cleared my throat; He cleared the path of debris.
2. (often with of) to prove the innocence of; to declare to be innocent. He was cleared of all charges.
3. (of the sky etc) to become bright, free from cloud etc.
4. to get over or past something without touching it. He cleared the jump easily.
ˈclearance noun1. the act of clearing or removing. The clearance of these trees from the front of the window will give you more light.
2. the empty space between two objects. You can drive the lorry under the bridge – there's a clearance of half a metre.
3. (a certificate) giving permission for something to be done.
ˈclearing noun a piece of land cleared of wood etc for cultivation. a clearing in the forest.
ˈclearly adverbˈclearness noun
ˌclear-ˈcut adjective
having a clear outline; plain and definite. clear-cut features.
ˈclearway noun a stretch of road on which motorists are forbidden to stop.
clear off to go away. He cleared off without saying a word.
clear out1. to get rid of. He cleared the rubbish out of the attic.
2. to make tidy by emptying etc. He has cleared out the attic.
clear up1. to make clean, tidy etc. Clear up this mess!
2. to become better etc. If the weather clears up, we'll go for a picnic.
in the clear no longer under suspicion, in danger etc.
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