Licence - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈlaɪsns|  American pronunciation of the word licence
Brit.  |ˈlaɪs(ə)ns|  British pronunciation of the word licence

noun

- excessive freedom; lack of due restraint (syn: license)
- freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech) (syn: license)
- a legal document giving official permission to do something (syn: license, permit)

verb

- authorize officially (syn: certify, license)

Extra examples

The restaurant's owner applied for a license to sell liquor.

His job as a reporter gives him license to go anywhere and ask anything.

The restaurant has now been licensed to sell liquor.

The company licensed its name to others.

We had a licence to sell beer.

The curfew gave licence to the police to hunt people as if they were animals.

They didn't allow their children much licence.

The dealers applied for an export licence.

He was arrested for driving without a license.

The Tennessee Valley Authority applied for a license to operate the facility.

The owner of land could grant a licence to cut and remove timber.

I forgot to renew my licence.

Persistent offenders face losing their licence.

Guinness is brewed under licence in South Africa.

Headteachers should be allowed greater licence in the exercise of their power.

Word forms

noun
singular: licence
plural: licences
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