clearing en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈklɪəɹɪŋɡ/ (Midlands, Northern-England) without NG-coalescence
- [ˈkʰliːɾɪŋ] (Scotland)
- /ˈkliːɹɪŋ/ Northern England, Midlands, NG-coalescence
- /ˈkliɾɪŋ/ (Scotland)
- /ˈklɛːɹɪŋ/ East Anglia, cheer–chair merger
- /ˈklɪəɹɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈklɪːɹɪŋ/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈklɪɹɪŋ/ (General-American)
- /ˈkliəɹɪŋ/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈklɪəɹɪŋ/ (Australia)
- /ˈklɪəɹɪŋ/ Northern England, Midlands, NG-coalescence
- (US) audio
- /ˈkliːɹɪŋɡ/ (Midlands, Northern-England) without NG-coalescence
- /ˈkliːɾɪŋ/ (Wales)
Etymology
From clear + -ing.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The act or process of making or becoming clear.
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(countable, uncountable) An area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees.
Now we plunged into a deep shade with the boughs lacing each other overhead, and crossed dainty, rustic bridges[…]: or anon we shot into a clearing, with a colored glimpse of the lake and its curving shore far below us.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter VIII, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
- (countable, uncountable) An open space in the fog etc.
- (countable, uncountable) A process of exchanging transaction information and authorisation through a central institution or system to complete and settle those transactions.
- (countable, uncountable) A sequence of events used to disconnect a call, and return to the ready state.
- (UK, countable, uncountable) The period in which remaining university places are allocated to remaining students.
- (countable, uncountable) The act of removing the ball from one's own goal area by kicking it.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| clearings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
mine-clearing · outclearing · market clearing · clearing house · nonclearing · clearing bank · burn-clearing · inclearing · immunoclearing
Synonyms
glade (area devoid of trees) · clearance
Translations (113)
pt clareamento (act or process of making or becoming clear) · es clarificación (act or process of making or becoming clear) · mi waerenga (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · el ξέφωτο (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · eo maldensejo (open space in the fog etc) · nrf clièrgeon (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · it ripristino (sequence of events used to disconnect a call) · hu irtvány (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · gd glac (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · fi metsäaukea (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · be прага́л (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · cy llannerch (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · fi aukea (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · it radura (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · ca clariana (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · pt esclarecimento (act or process of making or becoming clear) · be прага́ліна (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · cs paseka (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · pt clarificação (act or process of making or becoming clear) · uk поля́на (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · hy բացատ (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · fi selvitys (process of completing and settling transactions centrally) · nl loo (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · cmn 空地 (open space in the fog etc) · es socola (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · es claro (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · de Kahlschlagsfläche (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · pl poręba (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · gd blàran coille (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · de Clearing (process of completing and settling transactions centrally) · bg проясняване (act or process of making or becoming clear) · is rjóður (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · hu irtás (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · ru поля́на (open space in the fog etc) · fr clarification (act or process of making or becoming clear) · et raiesmik (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · tl tahaw (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · be паля́на (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · fi clearing (process of completing and settling transactions centrally) · liv mõtsālagdõ (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · pt clareira (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · pl karczunek (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · sl jasa (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · eo maldensejo (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · mk лисина (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · ru кли́ринг (process of completing and settling transactions centrally) · cs mýtina (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · ga réiteach (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · nl laar (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · mk чистина (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · de Aufklärung (act or process of making or becoming clear) · de Zahlungsausgleich unter Banken (process of completing and settling transactions centrally) · sv kalhygge (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · pl clearing (process of completing and settling transactions centrally) · tl palanas (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · bg сечище (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · erk m̃alm̃al (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · ru поля́на (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · eo klarigo (act or process of making or becoming clear) · ba аҡлан (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · de Geldausgleich (process of completing and settling transactions centrally) · de Abrechnungsverkehr (process of completing and settling transactions centrally) · he קָרַחַת יַעַר (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · fi aukio (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · it compensazione (process of completing and settling transactions centrally) · de Lichtung (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · et lagendik (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · eu argiune (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · nl tra (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · hu tisztás (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · eu argitzen (act or process of making or becoming clear) · ang lēah (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · non þveit (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · da lysning (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · eo senarbejo (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · it spiazzo (open space in the fog etc) · it schiarimento (act or process of making or becoming clear) · es desmonte (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · sl čistina (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · de Nebellichtung (open space in the fog etc) · ru расчи́стка (act or process of making or becoming clear) · bg клиринг (process of completing and settling transactions centrally) · eo klariĝo (act or process of making or becoming clear) · de Freischaltung (sequence of events used to disconnect a call) · de Klärung (act or process of making or becoming clear) · fi selvittäminen (act or process of making or becoming clear) · lt laukymė (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · fr clairière (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · de Waldlichtung (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · ru очи́стка (act or process of making or becoming clear) · liv lagdõ (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · rm cleragl (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · uk галя́ва (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · sv glänta (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · es despejo (act or process of making or becoming clear) · fi selvitys (act or process of making or becoming clear) · lmw lóklo (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · de Rodung (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · de Verrechnung (process of completing and settling transactions centrally) · id kliring (process of completing and settling transactions centrally) · lt aikštė (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · it azzeramento (sequence of events used to disconnect a call) · fi erottaminen (sequence of events used to disconnect a call) · it resettaggio (sequence of events used to disconnect a call) · sk žiabre (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · uk галя́вина (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · pl kliring (process of completing and settling transactions centrally) · pl karczowisko (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · lv izcirtums (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · bg разчистване (act or process of making or becoming clear) · bg просека (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) · fi aukko (open space in the fog etc) · es zocola (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees)