license
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license
(US)
noun
plural
licenses
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license
(US)
noun
plural
licenses
Britannica Dictionary definition of LICENSE
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[count]
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an official document, card, etc., that gives you permission to do, use, or have something
— often used to refer specifically to a driver's license
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see also driver's license, marriage license
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The restaurant's owner applied for a license to sell liquor.
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a liquor license
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a fishing license
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I have to renew my license.
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She was arrested for driving without a license.
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He lost his license after he was arrested for drunk driving.
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He had to show his license to prove his age.
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freedom to act however you want to
— followed by to + verb
[noncount]
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His job as a reporter gives him license to go anywhere and ask anything.
[singular]
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She regards her illness as a license to treat other people badly. [=she thinks that because she is ill she can treat other people badly]
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[noncount]
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the freedom of an artist, writer, etc., to change the way something is described or shown in order to produce a work of art
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artistic/poetic/creative license
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[count]
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a document or agreement that allows a certain number of people to use a computer program
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We have a license for 10 users.
a license to print money
sometimes disapproving
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a way of making a large amount of money very easily
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He says that if the new law is passed it will give these companies a license to print money.
under license
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in a business arrangement where one company gives official permission to another company to do or make something
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The company makes computer chips under license from the original manufacturer.
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license
verb
also British
licence
/ˈlaɪsn̩s/
licenses;
licensed;
licensing
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license
verb
also British
licence
/ˈlaɪsn̩s/
licenses;
licensed;
licensing
Britannica Dictionary definition of LICENSE
[+ object]
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to give official permission to (someone or something) to do or use something
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to give a license to (someone or something)
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The restaurant has now been licensed to sell liquor.
2
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to give official permission for (something)
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a new drug licensed by the government
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The gun was not licensed to him. [=he did not have formal permission to own the gun]
3
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to allow the use of (a name, property, etc.) through a formal agreement
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The company licensed its name to others.
