license

Meaning of license

verb
  1. grant a licence to.
    a pub has to be licensed by the local justices
    he ought not to have been licensed to fly a plane

late Middle English: from licence. The spelling -se arose by analogy with pairs such as practice, practise .

noun
  1. a permit from an authority to own or use something, do a particular thing, or carry on a trade (especially in alcoholic drink).
    a gun licence
    a television licence fee
  2. freedom to behave as one wishes, especially in a way which results in excessive or unacceptable behaviour.
    the government was criticized for giving the army too much licence

late Middle English: via Old French from Latin licentia ‘freedom, licentiousness’ (in medieval Latin ‘authority, permission’), from licere ‘be lawful or permitted’.

Information about license

  • The plural form of license is: licenses.
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Hyphenation of license

li-cense

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • license is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

license synonyms

Meaning licence:

licence, permit, certify

Meaning permission:

permission, permit

Meaning let (someone) have or do something:

allow

Meaning give official permission for or approval to (an undertaking or agent):

authorize

Meaning justify or necessitate (a course of action):

warrant

Meaning (of an official body) give authority or sanction to (someone or something) when recognized standards have been met:

accredit

Meaning give (someone) the authority or power to do something:

empower

Meaning give (someone) a legal right or a just claim to receive or do something:

entitle

Meaning give (someone) the authority or means to do something; make it possible for:

enable

Meaning make or declare legally valid:

validate

Meaning grant a charter to (a city, company, university, or other body):

charter

Meaning grant a franchise to (an individual or group):

franchise

Meaning not prevent or forbid; allow:

let

Meaning identify (someone or something) from having encountered them before; know again:

recognize

Meaning officially recognize or establish (someone) as a practitioner of a particular profession or activity:

qualify

Meaning give official permission or approval for (an action):

sanction

Meaning give approval to:

OK

Meaning an official document attesting a fact:

certificate

Meaning a piece of written, printed, or electronic matter that provides information or evidence or that serves as an official record:

document

Meaning material that provides official information or evidence or that serves as a record:

documentation

Meaning a document giving official permission:

authorization

Meaning a small printed piece of paper that entitles the holder to a discount, or that may be exchanged for goods or services:

voucher

Meaning a certificate awarded by an educational establishment to show that someone has successfully completed a course of study:

diploma

Meaning an official licence issued by the Roman Catholic Church to print an ecclesiastical or religious book:

imprimatur

Meaning the action or process of providing someone or something with an official document attesting to a status or level of achievement:

certification

Meaning a document proving a person's identity or qualifications:

credentials

Meaning a card, ticket, or permit giving authorization for the holder to enter or have access to a place, form of transport, or event:

pass

Meaning material manufactured in thin sheets from the pulp of wood or other fibrous substances, used for writing, drawing, or printing on, or as wrapping material:

papers

Meaning the power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience:

authority

Meaning the quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offence or revealing confidential information:

discretion

Meaning a moral or legal entitlement to have or do something:

right

Meaning (in snooker, croquet, and other games) the position in which a player leaves the balls for the next player:

leave

Meaning permission for something to happen or agreement to do something:

consent

Meaning the action of approving something:

approval

Meaning official agreement or sanction:

assent

Meaning the fact of having a right to something:

entitlement

Meaning a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group:

privilege

Meaning a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class:

prerogative

Meaning God's favour and protection:

blessing

Meaning the action of freeing or state of being free from an obligation or liability imposed on others:

exemption

Meaning an official order or commission to do something:

mandate

Meaning the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behaviour, or political views:

liberty

Meaning the power of self-determination attributed to the will; the quality of being independent of fate or necessity:

freedom

Meaning authority that is given or delegated to a person or body:

power

Meaning authority or power given to someone to do something:

empowerment

Meaning exemption from a rule or usual requirement:

dispensation

Meaning a written guarantee, issued to the purchaser of an article by its manufacturer, promising to repair or replace it if necessary within a specified period of time:

warranty

Meaning scope for freedom of action or thought:

latitude

Meaning an act of choosing between two or more possibilities:

choice

Meaning a thing that is or may be chosen:

option

Meaning the fact or state of being independent:

independence

Meaning the extent of the area or subject matter that something deals with or to which it is relevant:

scope

Meaning exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action:

impunity

Meaning the edge or border of something:

margin

Meaning time when one is not working or occupied; free time:

leisure

license antonyms

Meaning officially or legally prohibit (something):

ban

Meaning refuse to allow (something):

forbid

Meaning a limiting condition or measure, especially a legal one:

restriction

Translation of license

Anagrams of license

selenic, silence

Words that rhyme with license

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