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   Li·cense

   /ˈlīsns/

   

   noun

   • 1. a permit from an authority to own or use something, do a particular thing, or carry on a trade (especially in alcoholic beverages): "a gun license"
   • ▪ formal or official permission to do something: "logging is permitted under license from the Forest Service"
   • ▪ a writer's or artist's freedom to deviate from fact or from conventions such as grammar, meter, or perspective, for effect: "artistic license"
   • ▪ freedom to behave as one wishes, especially in a way that results in excessive or unacceptable behavior: "the government was criticized for giving the army too much license"
   • ▪ a reason or excuse to do something wrong or excessive: "you do not have a license to break traffic laws"

   verb

   • 1. grant a license to (someone or something) to permit the use of something or to allow an activity to take place: "brokers must be licensed to sell health-related insurance"
   • ▪ authorize the use, performance, or release of (something): "the drug is already licensed for human use"
   • ▪ give permission to (someone) to do something: "he was licensed to do no more than send a message"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin licentia ‘freedom, licentiousness’ (in medieval Latin ‘authority, permission’), from licere ‘be lawful or permitted’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. licensable adjective
   • 2. licenser noun
   • 3. licensor noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   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.

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   Licence is a noun that means an official document or permission to do something, or a verb that means to grant or allow something. Learn how to use licence in different contexts, such as business, law, or art, with examples and translations.

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   When you have a license, you have official permission to do something, like drive a car. Bars need a liquor license to serve alcohol. Doctors need a medical license to practice medicine. You can also say people have license to do something, which means they're free to do it, like if you give yourself poetic license to misspell your own name.