Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense licenses, present participle licensing, past tense, past participle 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.
...a proposal that would require the state to license guns. [VERB noun]
Under the agreement, the council can license a U.S. company to produce the drug. [VERB noun to-infinitive]
[Also VERB noun + to]
Synonyms: permit, commission, enable, sanction More Synonyms of license
license in British English
(ˈlaɪsəns)
verb(transitive)
1.
to grant or give a licence for (something, such as the sale of alcohol)
2.
to give permission to or for
Derived forms
licensable (ˈlicensable)
adjective
licenser (ˈlicenser) or licensor (ˈlicensor)
noun
license in American English
(ˈlaɪsəns)
noun
1.
a formal permission to do something; esp. authorization by law to do some specified thing
license to marry, practice medicine, hunt, etc.
2.
a document, printed tag, permit, etc. indicating that such permission has been granted
3.
a.
freedom to deviate from strict conduct, rule, or practice, generally permitted by common consent
poetic license
b.
an instance of such deviation
4.
excessive, undisciplined freedom, constituting an abuse of liberty
: Also, Brit. sp., ˈlicence
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈlicensed or ˈlicensing
5.
to give license or a license to or for; permit formally
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈauthorˌize, ˈfreedom
Derived forms
licensable (ˈlicensable)
adjective
Word origin
OFr < L licentia < licens, prp. of licere, to be permitted: see leisure
license in Accounting
(laɪsəns)
Word forms: (regular plural) licenses
noun
(Accounting: Basic)
A license is an official document that gives you permission to do, use, or own something.
The company manufactures Marlboro under license from Philip Morris.
If a licensed product or technology is physically delivered to the customer, butthe license term has not yet begun, revenue should not be recognized prior to inception of thelicense term.
A license is an official document that gives you permission to do, use, or own something.
Examples of 'license' in a sentence
license
But what about the drugs that are licensed but not yet available here?
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
This license grants the owner exclusive rights to transmit on a certain frequency.
Miller, Roger LeRoy & Fishe, Raymond P. H. Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice (1995)
The company designs and licenses computer chips and then obtains a royalty for each chip sold.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
This is because it gives peers license to talk about almost anything.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
There is no issue surrounding our licensing agreements.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
These tests have to be monitored carefully by a drug agency before the drug is licensed.
Redwood, John The Global Marketplace (1993)
Such a deal could see the company license its technology to a partner or sell itself outright.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The investment will largely be used to expand distribution around the world and pay for licensing agreements.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The company is in talks to license the asthma drug.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
And it has licensing agreements in place.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The better solution would be to license drug users.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It is the first licensed drug to target the virus directly.
The Sun (2011)
Grace only has a license to serve alcohol until 10pm.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The council 's licensing board will decide on a ban next week.
The Sun (2009)
Bars licensed to sell alcohol are mainly in five-star hotels and pricey.
The Sun (2011)
Direct investment may be preferred to the granting of a license for a foreign company to produce a product if secrecy is important.
Maurice D. Levi International Finance: The markets and financial management of multinational business. (1983)
The gospel does not give license; the gospel gives hope and strength.
Christianity Today (2000)
Because new licenses are granted infrequently, monopoly profits are likely to accrue to existing license holders over time.
Miller, Roger LeRoy & Fishe, Raymond P. H. Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice (1995)
The move followed lobbying by the trade unions and will mean that unions do not have to be licensed to give legal services to their members.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It was blocked from doing so because the US parent refused to grant it a licensing deal.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
One council licensing officer said: 'It is the powers of inspection that we need.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Some countries try to secure this information through foreign investment or by arranging joint ventures, licensing agreements and other forms of collaboration with technological leaders.
Forstner, Helmut, Ballance, Robert Competing in a Global Economy (1990)
He is on the verge of signing a licensing agreement with a major US company that will produce a regular income.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In other languages
license
British English: license 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.
...a proposal that would require the state to license cars.
American English: license
Brazilian Portuguese: autorizar
Chinese: 准许
European Spanish: autorizar
French: autoriser
German: eine Lizenz erteilen für
Italian: dare una licenza a
Japanese: 認可する
Korean: 허가하다
European Portuguese: autorizar
Latin American Spanish: autorizar
All related terms of 'license'
licence
A licence is an official document which gives you permission to do, use, or own something.
license plate
A license plate is a sign on the front and back of a vehicle that shows its license number.
driving license
A driving license is the same as a → driver's license .
license number
The license number of a car or other road vehicle is the series of letters and numbers that are shown at the front and back of it.
liquor license
a licence that allows the proprietor of a store, bar, etc, to sell alcohol
poetic license
deviation from strict fact or from conventional rules of form, style, etc., as by a poet for artistic effect
driver's license
A driver's license is a card showing that you are qualified to drive because you have passed a driving test.
junior's license
a driver's license issued to people under the age of 18
learner's license
a provisional driving licence
marriage license
A marriage license is an official document that you need in order to get married .
car license plate
a plate mounted on the front and back of a motor vehicle bearing the registration number
gun licence
an official document granting a person permission to own and use a gun , usually subject to various restrictions
registration plate
a plate mounted on the front and back of a motor vehicle bearing the registration number
licence number
an identifying number on a licence or licence plate that identifies it with the owner
licence plate
→ another name for numberplate
car licence plate
a plate mounted on the front and back of a motor vehicle bearing the registration number
numberplate
a plate mounted on the front and back of a motor vehicle bearing the registration number
Chinese translation of 'license'
license
(ˈlaɪsns)
n
(US) =licence
vt
to license sb/sth (to do sth)许(許)可某人/某组(組)织(織)(做某事) (xǔkě mǒurén/mǒuzǔzhī (zuò mǒushì))
请勿将 licence 和 license 混淆。在英式英语中，以 -ce 结尾的 licence 是名词。 ... a driver's licence ... 以 -se 结尾的 license 是动词。 The restaurant was licensed to serve alcohol. 在美式英语中，后一种拼写也可用作名词。