Sekirov Dictionary

license

/ˈlaɪ.səns/

noun 5
verb 5
forms 3
phrases 1

noun5

•
an official paper or card that shows someone is allowed to do something
- Hello. I would like to buy a fish licence please. — 1970
•
Ellipsis of driver's license.
- In order to enter the building, I need to show my license.
The legal terms under which a person is allowed to use a product, especially software.
Freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behaviour or speech).
•
Excessive freedom; lack of due restraint.
- I envy not the beast that takes ⁠His license in the field of time, ⁠Unfetter’d by the sense of crime, To whom a conscience never wakes; […] — 1850

verb5

•
To authorize officially.
- I am licensed to practice law in this state.
•
To give formal authorization to use.
- It was decided to license Wikipedia under the GFDL.
To give permission or freedom to; accept.
•
To permit (as grammatically correct).
- No English adverbs have mandatory complements, and most don't even license optional ones.
•
To acquire authorization to use, usually in exchange for compensation.
- The filmmakers licensed several iconic 80's songs for the soundtrack.

forms

licensed · licensing · licenses

Phrases with license

license to print money
A means of generating a large income with little effort.

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