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1. (n.) license
formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
2. license
a certificate, tag, plate, etc., giving proof of such permission; official permit:
a driver's license.
3. license
permission to do or not to do something.
4. license
intentional deviation from rule, convention, or fact, as for the sake of literary or artistic effect:
poetic license.
5. license
exceptional freedom allowed in a special situation.
6. license
excessive or undue freedom or liberty.
7. license
licentiousness.
8. license
the legal right to use a patent owned by another.
9. (v.t.) license
to issue or grant a license to.
10. license
to give permission to; authorize.
Etymology: (1325–75; ME licence < MF < ML licentia authorization, L: freedom =licent-, s. of licēns, prp. of licēre to be allowed +-ia -ia)
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| Definition of 'license' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) license, licence, permit
a legal document giving official permission to do something
2. (noun) license, licence
freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
3. (noun) license, licence
excessive freedom; lack of due restraint
"when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near"- Will Durant; "the intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum"- Edmund Burke
4. (verb) license, permission, permit
the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
5. (verb) license, licence, certify
authorize officially
"I am licensed to practice law in this state"
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1. (verb) license
to give official permission for an activity or use
He was not licensed to operate the machinery.
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1. (noun) license
authority or liberty given to do or forbear any act; especially, a formal permission from the proper authorities to perform certain acts or to carry on a certain business, which without such permission would be illegal; a grant of permission; as, a license to preach, to practice medicine, to sell gunpowder or intoxicating liquors
2. (noun) license
the document granting such permission
3. (noun) license
excess of liberty; freedom abused, or used in contempt of law or decorum; disregard of law or propriety
4. (noun) license
that deviation from strict fact, form, or rule, in which an artist or writer indulges, assuming that it will be permitted for the sake of the advantage or effect gained; as, poetic license; grammatical license, etc
5. (verb) license
to permit or authorize by license; to give license to; as, to license a man to preach
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Sense: to give a licence to or permit
He is licensed to sell alcohol.
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 Afrikaans: lisensieer |
 Arabic: يُرَخِّص، يَمْنَح إجازَه |
 Bulgarian: лицензирам |
 Brazilian: ter licença |
 Czech: povolit |
 German: amtlich genehmigen |
 Danish: give tilladelse |
 Greek: εξουσιοδοτώ, χορηγώ άδεια |
 Spanish: autorizar, dar permiso |
 Estonian: lubama |
 Farsi: مجوز دادن |
 Finnish: myöntää lupa |
 French: autoriser |
 Hebrew: לְהַרשוֹת, לַתֵת רִישׁיוֹ |
 Hindi: लाइसेंस देना |
 Croatian: dati dozvolu |
 Hungarian: engedélyez |
 Indonesian: memberi izin |
 Icelandic: hafa heimild/leyfi |
 Italian: autorizzare |
 Japanese: 許可する |
 Korean: 인가하다 |
 Lithuanian: duoti licenciją, leisti |
 Latvian: dot licenci/patentu/atļau |
 Malay: memberi lesen |
 Dutch: een vergunning verlenen |
 Norwegian: ha/gi tillatelse til |
 Polish: upoważnić |
 Persian: مجوز دادن |
 Pashto: د جوازليك وكول |
 Portuguese: ter licença |
 Romanian: a autoriza |
 Russian: выдавать лицензию |
 Slovak: povoliť |
 Slovenian: odobriti |
 Serbian: dozvola |
 Swedish: bevilja (ge) ngn licens ( |
 Thai: อนุญาต |
 Turkish: ruhsat vermek |
 Taiwanese: 准許 |
 Ukrainian: давати дозвіл; давати ліц |
 Urdu: سند جاری کرنا |
 Vietnamese: cấp phép |
 Chinese: 准许 |
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