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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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   LICENCE definition: 1. an official document that gives you permission to own, do, or use something, usually after you…. Learn more.

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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.

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   noun. /ˈlaɪsns/ ( US English license) Idioms. [countable] an official document that shows that permission has been given to do, own or use something. Applicants must hold a valid driving licence. to get/obtain/have a licence. to grant/issue a licence.

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   a certificate, tag, document, etc, giving official permission to do something. formal permission or exemption. liberty of action or thought; freedom. intentional disregard of or deviation from conventional rules to achieve a certain effect. poetic licence. excessive freedom. licentiousness. Discover More. Word History and Origins.

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   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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   noun. /ˈlaɪsns/ (North American English) ( British English licence) Idioms. [countable] an official document that shows that permission has been given to do, own or use something. Applicants must hold a valid driver's license. to get/obtain/have a license. to grant/issue a license.

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   Definition of license noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. license. noun. /ˈlaɪsns/ (Canadian English also licence) [countable] an official document that shows that permission has been given to do, own, or use something a driver's license license (for something) a license for the software Is there a license fee?