American English pronunciation

How to pronounce licence

IPA transcription: ['laɪsəns]

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Noun

  • a legal document giving official permission to do something

  • freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)

  • excessive freedom; lack of due restraint; - Will Durant; - Edmund Burke

    “when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near”

    “the intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum”

Verb

  • authorize officially

    “I am licensed to practice law in this state”

Usage examples

  • A broker is required to hold a valid licence issued by the Agency.
  • The lawyer signed the licence in ink.
  • Nonetheless, there is some ambiguity in the licence conditions.
  • Make sure you have the correct licence before reusing a copyright work
  • These channels are not funded by the television licence.
  • After two years a licence was granted.
  • Make sure you have the correct licence before reusing a copyright work
  • Offshore broadcasters are usually unlicenced but transmissions are legal in international waters.
  • The lawyer signed the licence in ink.
  • Craig was ordered to come into compliance with its broadcasting licence.