26984 words

license

8 definitions • 9 examples
1
US spelling of
2
to give someone official permission to do or have something:

Examples:

The universities make discoveries and license them to a company.
[ + to infinitive ] Several companies have been licensed to sell these products.
A broker is also licenced to work with private lenders.
3
an official document that gives you permission to own, do, or use something:

Examples:

a fishing/export/driver’s license
4
the freedom to break rules or principles, or to change facts, esp. when producing literature or works of art:

Examples:

poetic/artistic license
5
to have an official document that gives you permission to own, do, or use something:

Examples:

6
to give someone official permission to do or have something:

Examples:

license sb to do sth The government is now prepared to license companies to award their own degrees.
7
to give someone permission to make, produce, or use something that you have created or that belongs to you:

Examples:

license sth to sb It would create an opportunity for type designers to license fonts to specific websites.
8
to get permission to make, produce, or use something that has been created by or belongs to another person or company, usually by paying for it:

Examples:

license sth from sb The TV company is seeking to license content from providers in every language.

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