| clearance | n 1. removal of old buildings, trees, etc from an area, pemugaran: slum ~, pemugaran kawasan sesak; land ~, pemugaran tanah; 2. act of, a. (tidying up) mengemaskan; b. (clearing up) membersihkan; c. (passing cheque from one bank to another through a clearing-house) penjelasan; 3. official permission, kebenaran; (for ship, aircraft to enter or leave etc) kebenaran (utk + approp v); (for cargo, goods to be taken out, etc) pelepasan: journalists had to get the CO’s ~ before joinning the patrol, para wartawan mestilah mendapat kebenaran CO sebelum menyertai rondaan; the aeroplane got ~ from the control tower, kapal terbang itu mendapat kebenaran utk berlepas drpd menara kawalan; he could not get a customs ~ for the goods without paying extra duty, dia tdk dapat memperoleh pelepasan kastam bagi barang-barang itu kecuali dgn membayar duti tambahan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |