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license
[ lahy-suhns ]
noun
- formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- a certificate, tag, plate, etc., giving proof of such permission; official permit:
a driver's license.
- permission to do or not to do something.
- intentional deviation from rule, convention, or fact, as for the sake of literary or artistic effect:
poetic license.
- exceptional freedom allowed in a special situation.
- excessive or undue freedom or liberty.
- the legal right to use a patent owned by another.
verb (used with object)
- to grant authoritative permission or license to.
license
/ ˈlaɪsəns /
verb
- to grant or give a licence for (something, such as the sale of alcohol)
- to give permission to or for
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Derived Forms
- ˈlicensable, adjective
- ˈlicenser, noun
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Other Words From
- li·cens·a·ble adjective
- li·cense·less adjective
- li·cens·or li·cen·ser noun
- de-li·cense verb (used with object) delicensed delicensing
- non·li·cens·a·ble adjective
- non·li·censed adjective
- pre·li·cense noun verb (used with object) prelicensed prelicensing
- re·li·cense verb (used with object) relicensed relicensing
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
You can still get your license at the court—just not actually get married there.
The young man had the presence of mind to tail Gaylard Williams out of the park and jot down his license plate.
Adding a checkbox to a driver's license and another form would make this easy to implement.
The next step is requiring 40 hours of training prior to license approval.
Did you know that you can purchase and mill 80 percent receivers without a license?
The special license had arrived; the young clergyman who was to perform the service was located at Hartledon.
There are at present more than sixteen thousand Chinese in this city of Manila, who have received license to stay in the country.
It has been years since they have had a license at our tavern, so there was a solitary man in the bar-room when I entered.
The business of a pawnbroker is legally regulated by statute, and the states usually require him to get a license.
Such a license though defective is valid until revoked by the proper authority.
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