[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["the act of clearing.", "the distance between two objects; an amount of clear space:The bridge allowed a clearance of 37 feet at mean high water.", "a formal authorization permitting access to classified information, documents, etc.", "Also calledclearance sale.the disposal of merchandise at reduced prices to make room for new goods:He bought the coat for half price at a clearance.", "a clear space; a clearing:The house stood in a clearance among the trees.", "Banking.an exchange of checks and other commercial paper drawn on members of a clearinghouse, usually effected at a daily meeting of the members.", "Machinery.a space between two moving parts, left to avoid clashing or to permit relatively free motion.", "the angle between a face of a cutting tool, as a lathe tool, and the work.", "Nautical.the clearing a ship at a port.Also calledclearance papers.the official papers certifying this.", "the clearing a ship at a port.", "Also calledclearance papers.the official papers certifying this.", "Medicine/Medical.a test of the excretory function of the kidneys based on the volume of blood that is cleared of a specific substance per minute by renal excretion."]}]