license

1 of 2

noun

li·cense ˈlī-sᵊn(t)s How to pronounce license (audio)

variants or licence

: permission to act

: freedom of action

: a permission granted by competent authority to engage in a business or occupation or in an activity otherwise unlawful

a hunting license

: a document, plate, or tag evidencing a license granted

: a grant by the holder of a copyright or patent to another of any of the rights embodied in the copyright or patent short of an assignment of all rights

: freedom that allows or is used with irresponsibility

Freedom of the press should not be turned into license.

: disregard for standards of personal conduct : licentiousness

: deviation from fact, form, or rule by an artist or writer for the sake of the effect gained

poetic license

license

2 of 2

verb

variants or less commonly licence

licensed also licenced; licensing also licencing

transitive verb

: to issue a license to

: to permit or authorize especially by formal license

: to give permission or consent to : allow

licensable

ˈlī-sᵊn(t)-sə-bəl How to pronounce license (audio)

adjective

licensor

ˈlī-sᵊn(t)-sər How to pronounce license (audio)

ˌli-sᵊn-ˈsȯr

noun

or less commonly licenser

ˈlī-sᵊn(t)-sər How to pronounce license (audio)

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The Shared Roots of License and Licentious

License and licentious come ultimately from the same word in Latin, licentia, whose meanings ranged from "freedom to act" to "unruly behavior, wantonness." The Latin noun was itself derived from the verb licere "to be permitted." Though we are likely to associate license with the card that grants freedom or permission to operate a motor vehicle and licentious with sexual wantonness, in actuality, there is considerable semantic overlap between the two words. Poetic license refers to deviation from a (usually) literary norm for some purposeful effect. A person who takes license with something (or someone) engages in "abusive disregard for rules of personal conduct." Hence, the semantic range of license in English mirrors that of its Latin antecedent, suggesting either permission or transgression, depending upon the context. Licentious, on the other hand, always implies excessive, transgressive freedom, as is true of its immediate Latin source, licentiosus "unrestrained, wanton" (literally, "full of freedom").

Example Sentences

Noun The restaurant's owner applied for a license to sell liquor. His job as a reporter gives him license to go anywhere and ask anything. Verb The restaurant has now been licensed to sell liquor. a new drug licensed by the government The company licensed its name to others.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The federal government would ban the companies from selling chipmaking equipment in China without a license from the Commerce Department.

Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2022 Marisol Garcia, 43, of the 2800 block of South 12th Avenue, Bridgeview, on Sept. 3 was charged with driving without a license, operating an uninsured vehicle and speeding in the 7200 block of West Forest Preserve Drive, police said.

Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022 That driver’s license, made possible by DACA, gave me the freedom to range — to head across town for dinner or take a spur-of-the-moment road trip.

Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022 Matt built a landscaping and tree removal company but was also getting in trouble — often DUIs or driving without a license or violating probation, his family said.

Andrew Selsky And Leah Willingham, ajc, 1 Sep. 2022 He was arrested once more in January 2022 for operating a vehicle without a license and driving in the wrong lane.

Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 1 Sep. 2022 Matt built a landscaping and tree removal company but was also getting in trouble — often DUIs or driving without a license.

Andrew Selsky, Leah Willingham, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Sep. 2022 Hackworth pleaded not guilty to four federal charges – one count of dealing in firearms without a license and three counts of making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm – filed against him.

Chris Hacker, Stephen Stock, CBS News, 30 Aug. 2022 His driver’s license will be suspended for four to six months in Kentucky.

Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2022

Verb

And now it is set to be taken off the airways for good as the BBC has pledged never to show it again or license it to other broadcasters.

Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 21 July 2022 Davie said the broadcaster would never show the Diana interview again or license it to other broadcasters.

Sylvia Hui, USA TODAY, 21 July 2022 Some insurers will only reimburse wilderness providers that are licensed as residential treatment facilities, but not all states license them that way, DeBofsky said.

Tara Bannow, STAT, 18 July 2022 Maurer, however, isn’t interested in large-scale manufacturing, and would rather perfect the technology and license it out.

Lucas Daprile, cleveland, 12 July 2022 But their former production company had some claim to the rights for Black Mirror, and yet another deal had to be created to license them to Netflix.

Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 27 Apr. 2022 The exec also revealed his strategy with Avatar and iCarly was to license them to third-party outlets (like Netflix) to expose them to wider audiences before taking them back as exclusives.

Rachel Yang, EW.com, 15 July 2021 The decision to pursue audiobooks is interesting, especially given the fact that the company is starting out with public domain works, meaning Spotify doesn’t have to pay to license them.

Ashley Carman, The Verge, 25 Jan. 2021 The contract granted Triller royalty-free, worldwide, transferrable rights to license and use of an influencer’s name, image, likeness, voice, and audiovisual on all Triller channels.

Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2022 See More

Kids Definition

license 1 of 2

noun

li·cense

variants or licence

ˈlī-sᵊns

: permission to do something granted especially by qualified authority

a license to sell food

: a paper, card, or tag showing legal permission

a driver's license

: freedom of action that is carried too far

Bitterly did she repent the license she had given her imagination.

Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

license

2 of 2

verb

variants also licence

licensed also licenced; licensing also licencing

: to grant formal permission

Legal Definition

license 1 of 2

noun

li·cense

ˈlīs-ᵊns

: a right or permission granted by a competent authority (as of a government or a business) to engage in some business or occupation, do some act, or engage in some transaction which would be unlawful without such right or permission

also : a document, plate, or tag evidencing a license granted

: revocable authority or permission given solely to one having no possessory rights in a tract of land to do something on that land which would otherwise be unlawful or a trespass compare easement, lease

: a grant by the holder of a copyright or patent to another of any of the rights embodied in the copyright or patent short of an assignment of all rights

: a defense (as to trespass) that one's act was in accordance with a license granted

: freedom that allows or is used with irresponsibility

: disregard for standards of personal conduct : licentiousness

license

2 of 2

transitive verb

licensed; licensing

: to issue a license to

: to permit or authorize by a license

license 1 of 2

noun

variants or licence

as in permission

the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something the company is seeking license to operate several more power plants in the state

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

permission
authorization
granting
permit
consent
sanction
warrant
grant
clearance
allowance
certification
green light
accreditation
agreement
leave
signature
sufferance
concurrence
seal
patent
stamp
pass
liberty
concession
imprimatur
acceptance
toleration
tolerance
acquiescence
assent
okay
OK
accord

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

prohibition
revocation
refusal
denial
rejection
injunction
veto
suppression
interdiction
proscription
exclusion
ban
repression
deterrence
embargo
taboo
tabu
discouragement

as in delegation

the granting of power to perform various acts or duties a restaurant owner has to get a license to serve food and drink

Synonyms & Similar Words

delegation
promotion
commission
accreditation
mandate
authorization
empowerment
directing
facilitation
commanding
consignment
entrustment
fostering
ordering
commendation

as in authorization

the right to act or move freely military commanders on the ground must be granted considerable license, as wars cannot be micromanaged by people back in Washington

Synonyms & Similar Words

authorization
freedom
latitude
power
mandate
authority
free hand
run
control
dominion
command
mastery
sway
clutch
room
space
grip
hold
carte blanche
range
blank check

license

2 of 2

verb

variants also licence

as in to enable

to give official or legal power to a state statute licenses county sheriffs to choose their own deputies

Synonyms & Similar Words

enable
permit
authorize
commission
warrant
charter
qualify
vest
certify
accredit
sanction
empower
credential
allow
approve
invest
endorse
install
validate
privilege
confirm
affirm
instate
initiate
okay
let
entitle
indorse
inaugurate
clear
OK
swear in
induct
enfranchise

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

disqualify
ban
deny
exclude
prevent
bar
stop
block
hold back
discourage
inhibit
disallow
hinder
prohibit
veto
impede
constrain
forbid
obstruct
outlaw
shut out
disbar
enjoin
proscribe
disenfranchise
disfranchise
interdict

Synonym Chooser

The words freedom and liberty are common synonyms of license. While all three words mean "the power or condition of acting without compulsion," license implies freedom specially granted or conceded and may connote an abuse of freedom.

freedom without responsibility may degenerate into license

Although the words freedom and license have much in common, freedom has a broad range of application from total absence of restraint to merely a sense of not being unduly hampered or frustrated.

freedom of the press

The synonyms liberty and license are sometimes interchangeable, but liberty suggests release from former restraint or compulsion.

the released prisoner had difficulty adjusting to his new liberty

单词	license
释义	license 1 of 2 noun li·cense ˈlī-sᵊn(t)s variants or licence 1 a : permission to act b : freedom of action 2 a : a permission granted by competent authority to engage in a business or occupation or in an activity otherwise unlawful a hunting license b : a document, plate, or tag evidencing a license granted c : a grant by the holder of a copyright or patent to another of any of the rights embodied in the copyright or patent short of an assignment of all rights 3 a : freedom that allows or is used with irresponsibility Freedom of the press should not be turned into license. b : disregard for standards of personal conduct : licentiousness 4 : deviation from fact, form, or rule by an artist or writer for the sake of the effect gained poetic license license 2 of 2 verb variants or less commonly licence licensed also licenced; licensing also licencing transitive verb 1 a : to issue a license to b : to permit or authorize especially by formal license 2 : to give permission or consent to : allow licensable ˈlī-sᵊn(t)-sə-bəl adjective licensor ˈlī-sᵊn(t)-sər ˌli-sᵊn-ˈsȯr noun or less commonly licenser ˈlī-sᵊn(t)-sər Did you know? The Shared Roots of License and Licentious License and licentious come ultimately from the same word in Latin, licentia, whose meanings ranged from "freedom to act" to "unruly behavior, wantonness." The Latin noun was itself derived from the verb licere "to be permitted." Though we are likely to associate license with the card that grants freedom or permission to operate a motor vehicle and licentious with sexual wantonness, in actuality, there is considerable semantic overlap between the two words. Poetic license refers to deviation from a (usually) literary norm for some purposeful effect. A person who takes license with something (or someone) engages in "abusive disregard for rules of personal conduct." Hence, the semantic range of license in English mirrors that of its Latin antecedent, suggesting either permission or transgression, depending upon the context. Licentious, on the other hand, always implies excessive, transgressive freedom, as is true of its immediate Latin source, licentiosus "unrestrained, wanton" (literally, "full of freedom"). Synonyms Noun allowance authorization clearance concurrence consent granting green light leave permission sanction sufferance warrant Verb accredit authorize certify charter [British] commission empower enable invest qualify vest warrant See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun The restaurant's owner applied for a license to sell liquor. His job as a reporter gives him license to go anywhere and ask anything. Verb The restaurant has now been licensed to sell liquor. a new drug licensed by the government The company licensed its name to others. Recent Examples on the Web Noun The federal government would ban the companies from selling chipmaking equipment in China without a license from the Commerce Department. Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2022 Marisol Garcia, 43, of the 2800 block of South 12th Avenue, Bridgeview, on Sept. 3 was charged with driving without a license, operating an uninsured vehicle and speeding in the 7200 block of West Forest Preserve Drive, police said. Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022 That driver’s license, made possible by DACA, gave me the freedom to range — to head across town for dinner or take a spur-of-the-moment road trip. Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022 Matt built a landscaping and tree removal company but was also getting in trouble — often DUIs or driving without a license or violating probation, his family said. Andrew Selsky And Leah Willingham, ajc, 1 Sep. 2022 He was arrested once more in January 2022 for operating a vehicle without a license and driving in the wrong lane. Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 1 Sep. 2022 Matt built a landscaping and tree removal company but was also getting in trouble — often DUIs or driving without a license. Andrew Selsky, Leah Willingham, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Sep. 2022 Hackworth pleaded not guilty to four federal charges – one count of dealing in firearms without a license and three counts of making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm – filed against him. Chris Hacker, Stephen Stock, CBS News, 30 Aug. 2022 His driver’s license will be suspended for four to six months in Kentucky. Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2022 Verb And now it is set to be taken off the airways for good as the BBC has pledged never to show it again or license it to other broadcasters. Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 21 July 2022 Davie said the broadcaster would never show the Diana interview again or license it to other broadcasters. Sylvia Hui, USA TODAY, 21 July 2022 Some insurers will only reimburse wilderness providers that are licensed as residential treatment facilities, but not all states license them that way, DeBofsky said. Tara Bannow, STAT, 18 July 2022 Maurer, however, isn’t interested in large-scale manufacturing, and would rather perfect the technology and license it out. Lucas Daprile, cleveland, 12 July 2022 But their former production company had some claim to the rights for Black Mirror, and yet another deal had to be created to license them to Netflix. Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 27 Apr. 2022 The exec also revealed his strategy with Avatar and iCarly was to license them to third-party outlets (like Netflix) to expose them to wider audiences before taking them back as exclusives. Rachel Yang, EW.com, 15 July 2021 The decision to pursue audiobooks is interesting, especially given the fact that the company is starting out with public domain works, meaning Spotify doesn’t have to pay to license them. Ashley Carman, The Verge, 25 Jan. 2021 The contract granted Triller royalty-free, worldwide, transferrable rights to license and use of an influencer’s name, image, likeness, voice, and audiovisual on all Triller channels. Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun and Verb Middle English, from Anglo-French licence, from Latin licentia, from licent-, licens, present participle of licēre to be permitted First Known Use Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing license a license to print money license number driver's license marriage license poetic license license plate under license a license to print money license number driver's license marriage license poetic license license plate under license See More Kids Definition license 1 of 2 noun li·cense variants or licence ˈlī-sᵊns 1 : permission to do something granted especially by qualified authority a license to sell food 2 : a paper, card, or tag showing legal permission a driver's license 3 : freedom of action that is carried too far Bitterly did she repent the license she had given her imagination. Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables license 2 of 2 verb variants also licence licensed also licenced; licensing also licencing : to grant formal permission Medical Definition license noun li·cense variants or chiefly British licence ˈlīs-ᵊn(t)s : a permission granted by competent authority to engage in a business or occupation or in an activity otherwise unlawful a license to practice medicine Legal Definition license 1 of 2 noun li·cense ˈlīs-ᵊns 1 a : a right or permission granted by a competent authority (as of a government or a business) to engage in some business or occupation, do some act, or engage in some transaction which would be unlawful without such right or permission also : a document, plate, or tag evidencing a license granted b : revocable authority or permission given solely to one having no possessory rights in a tract of land to do something on that land which would otherwise be unlawful or a trespass compare easement, lease c : a grant by the holder of a copyright or patent to another of any of the rights embodied in the copyright or patent short of an assignment of all rights 2 : a defense (as to trespass) that one's act was in accordance with a license granted 3 a : freedom that allows or is used with irresponsibility b : disregard for standards of personal conduct : licentiousness license 2 of 2 transitive verb licensed; licensing 1 : to issue a license to 2 : to permit or authorize by a license History and Etymology for license Noun Anglo-French, literally, permission, from Old French, from Latin licentia, from licent- licens, present participle of licēre to be permitted, be for sale license 1 of 2 noun variants or licence 1 as in permission the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something the company is seeking license to operate several more power plants in the state Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance permission authorization granting permit consent sanction warrant grant clearance allowance certification green light accreditation agreement leave signature sufferance concurrence seal patent stamp pass liberty concession imprimatur acceptance toleration tolerance acquiescence assent okay OK accord Antonyms & Near Antonyms prohibition revocation refusal denial rejection injunction veto suppression interdiction proscription exclusion ban repression deterrence embargo taboo tabu discouragement See More 2 as in delegation the granting of power to perform various acts or duties a restaurant owner has to get a license to serve food and drink Synonyms & Similar Words delegation promotion commission accreditation mandate authorization empowerment directing facilitation commanding consignment entrustment fostering ordering commendation 3 as in authorization the right to act or move freely military commanders on the ground must be granted considerable license, as wars cannot be micromanaged by people back in Washington Synonyms & Similar Words authorization freedom latitude power mandate authority free hand run control dominion command mastery sway clutch room space grip hold carte blanche range blank check license 2 of 2 verb variants also licence as in to enable to give official or legal power to a state statute licenses county sheriffs to choose their own deputies Synonyms & Similar Words enable permit authorize commission warrant charter qualify vest certify accredit sanction empower credential allow approve invest endorse install validate privilege confirm affirm instate initiate okay let entitle indorse inaugurate clear OK swear in induct enfranchise Antonyms & Near Antonyms disqualify ban deny exclude prevent bar stop block hold back discourage inhibit disallow hinder prohibit veto impede constrain forbid obstruct outlaw shut out disbar enjoin proscribe disenfranchise disfranchise interdict See More Synonym Chooser The words freedom and liberty are common synonyms of license. While all three words mean "the power or condition of acting without compulsion," license implies freedom specially granted or conceded and may connote an abuse of freedom. freedom without responsibility may degenerate into license Although the words freedom and license have much in common, freedom has a broad range of application from total absence of restraint to merely a sense of not being unduly hampered or frustrated. freedom of the press The synonyms liberty and license are sometimes interchangeable, but liberty suggests release from former restraint or compulsion. the released prisoner had difficulty adjusting to his new liberty
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