license
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.
to grant authoritative permission or license to.
Origin of license
1Other words from license
- li·cens·a·ble, adjective
- li·cense·less, adjective
- li·cens·or, li·cen·ser, noun
- de-li·cense, verb (used with object), de-li·censed, de-li·cens·ing.
- non·li·cens·a·ble, adjective
- non·li·censed, adjective
- pre·li·cense, noun, verb (used with object), pre·li·censed, pre·li·cens·ing.
- re·li·cense, verb (used with object), re·li·censed, re·li·cens·ing.
Words that may be confused with license
- certificate, degree, diploma, license
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How to use license in a sentence
Campuswire’s key monetization strategy, which was selling pro licenses for its online class software, felt threatened by alternatives.
As edtech crowds up, Campuswire bets big on real-time learning | Natasha Mascarenhas | November 11, 2020 | TechCrunchIf you have a car and a license to drive it, you can sign up as a volunteer and help people on or before election day.
Five ways to help democracy even if you can’t vote | Sandra Gutierrez G. | October 21, 2020 | Popular-ScienceIt’s a particularly thorny problem for medical AI, because much of those datasets are under license and sharing can generate privacy concerns.
Can We Trust AI Doctors? Google Health and Academics Battle It Out | Shelly Fan | October 20, 2020 | Singularity HubSome states also prohibit the sale of recreationally-harvested oysters, and fishing licenses can be required.
14 wild edibles you can pull right out of the ocean | By Bob McNally/Field & Stream | October 19, 2020 | Popular-ScienceTo that end, real-life archival footage is blended with newly filmed “re-enactments” – and a healthy dose of artistic license – to bring their histories to life.
Spanning more than 150 years, the exhibit exhaustively distinguishes designer pieces from licensed copies, adaptations, and fakes.
However, the act that gives blanket immunity seems only to apply to licensed dealers.
Victim’s Parents Sue Merchants of the Aurora Massacre | Cliff Schecter | September 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the late 1990s a vaccine called RotaShield was licensed in the United States.
As with all self-experiments, readers will need to judge what works best for themselves—and with a licensed physician.
How to Use Your Lunch Hour for Better Productivity, Without Ever Taking a Bite | Gregory Ferenstein | April 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt would have had to have proper accounting and people with financials skills to get licensed.
After a distinguished career he was, in 1746, licensed to preach by the presbytery of Aberdeen.
After further training at Edinburgh he was licensed as preacher by the presbytery of Lorne in 1821.
And in how many millions of homes was this same thing going on—this licensed preying of one personality upon another?
Love's Pilgrimage | Upton SinclairThey are licensed assassins, who track our steps without pity and cut our throats without giving us time to cry mercy.
Laboulaye's Fairy Book | VariousBesides this, the Jewish religion was recognized, tolerated, licensed.
British Dictionary definitions for license
/ (ˈlaɪsəns) /
to grant or give a licence for (something, such as the sale of alcohol)
to give permission to or for
Derived forms of license
- licensable, adjective
- licenser or licensor, noun
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