clean slate en · NOUN
Meanings
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(broadly, figuratively) A fresh start.
I paid off my debt slowly. I started contributing to my first 401(k). I learned how to read a paycheck, how to budget, how to save, and how much I could realistically afford in rent while still setting something aside. […] One year later, I returned to the city with a clean financial slate.
2026 April 22, Jillian Sanders, “The Danger of Surrendering Your Financial Independence in a Relationship”, in TIME, archived from the original on 22 Apr 2026:Near-synonyms: new leaf, new page, new canvas, new sheet; blank slate, blank canvas, tabula rasa
- A slate on which the courses steered by a ship (and distances run) were recorded, but have been wiped clean after being entered in the log at the end of a watch.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| clean slates | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
wipe the slate clean · slatelike
Synonyms
tabula rasa · blank canvas · blank slate · new canvas · new page · new sheet · new leaf
Translations (3)
pl świeży start (a fresh start) · es foja cero (a fresh start) · pl nowy początek (a fresh start)