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How to sign: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
"How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month";
Similiar / Same: earn, realise, pull in, bring in, realize, gain, take in, make
Within this category: eke out, gross, profit, rake in, rake off, take home, yield
How to sign: grant authorization or clearance for
"Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography";
Similiar / Same: authorize, authorise, pass
Categories: allow, countenance, let, permit
Within this category: approbate, approve, certificate, commission, declare, license, validate
How to sign: easily deciphered
Similiar / Same: decipherable, readable
How to sign: pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
"The suspect was cleared of the murder charges";
Similiar / Same: acquit, assoil, exonerate, exculpate, discharge
Categories: judge, label, pronounce
Within this category: purge, vindicate, whitewash
How to sign: free from confusion or doubt
"a complex problem requiring a clear head"; "not clear about what is expected of us";
How to sign: rid of obstructions
"Clear your desk";
See also: clear off, clear away, clear off, clear away
Similiar / Same: unclutter
Categories: alter, change, modify
How to sign: free from cloudiness; allowing light to pass through
"clear water"; "clear plastic bags"; "clear glass"; "the air is clear and clean";
How to sign: (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
"efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver bell";
Similiar / Same: unclouded, clean, light
How to sign: be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts
"The check will clear within 2 business days";
How to sign: (especially of a title) free from any encumberance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law
"I have clear title to this property";
Similiar / Same: unmortgaged
How to sign: freed from any question of guilt
"is absolved from all blame"; "was now clear of the charge of cowardice"; "his official honor is vindicated";
Similiar / Same: absolved, exculpated, exonerated, vindicated, cleared
How to sign: characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving
"clear mind"; "a percipient author";
Similiar / Same: percipient
How to sign: remove the occupants of
"Clear the building";
Categories: empty
