Clearance etymology

English

English word clearance comes from English clear, English -ance

Detailed word origin of clearance

Dictionary entry Language Definition
clear English (en) (computing, transitive) To style (an element within a document) so that it is not permitted to float at a given position.. (ergative) To become freed from obstructions.. (intransitive) Of a check or financial transaction, to go through as payment; to be processed so that the money is transferred.. (intransitive) To become clear.. (sports) To defend by hitting (or kicking, throwing, heading [...]
-ance English (en) A process or action.. Added to the stem of a verb to form a noun indicating a state or condition, such as result or capacity, associated with the verb.
clearance English (en) (banking, finance) The settlement of transactions involving securities or means of payment such as checks by means of a clearing house.. (chess) Removal of pieces from a rank, file or diagonal so that a bishop, rook or queen is free to move along it.. (medicine) The removal of harmful substances from the blood; renal clearance.. (soccer) The act of kicking a ball away from the goal one is [...]

Words with the same origin as clearance

Descendants of -ance

guidance performance