license

  • 21license — 1. noun /ˈlaɪsəns/ a) A legal document giving official permission to do something; a permit. Even if you bought this product, it does NOT belong to you. You have a license to use it under the terms of this agreement, until you breach this… …

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  • 22license — [[t]la͟ɪs(ə)ns[/t]] licenses, licensing, licensed VERB To license a person or activity means to give official permission for the person to do something or for the activity to take place. [V n] ...a proposal that would require the state to license …

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  • 23license — li•cense [[t]ˈlaɪ səns[/t]] n. v. censed, cens•ing 1) formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession 2) a certificate, tag, plate, etc., giving proof of such… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 24license — licence, license In BrE, the noun is spelt licence and the verb license (and so licensed premises, licensing hours, etc., although licenced is occasionally seen and can be justified on the ground that it is formed from the noun rather than the… …

    Modern English usage

  • 25license — to issue a licence. License is the verb, licence the noun in English; American English uses license for both …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 26license — li·cense or chiefly Brit li·cence līs ən(t)s n a permission granted by competent authority to engage in a business or occupation or in an activity otherwise unlawful <a license to practice medicine> license or chiefly Brit licence vt,… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 27license — Synonyms and related words: Lehrfreiheit, OK, academic freedom, accredit, admission, agency, agentship, allow, allowance, anarchy, approve, assign, assignment, assumption, authority, authorization, authorize, blank check, brevet, building permit …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 28license — I UK [ˈlaɪs(ə)ns] / US verb [transitive, often passive] Word forms license : present tense I/you/we/they license he/she/it licenses present participle licensing past tense licensed past participle licensed * 1) if someone is licensed to do… …

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  • 29license — verb License is used with these nouns as the object: ↑invention …

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  • 30license — li·cense || laɪsns n. official permission, authorization; document which shows proof of authorization, certificate; freedom (of action, belief, etc.); lack of restraint, excessive freedom v. issue a license, grant a permit; authorize, permit,… …

    English contemporary dictionary