Patent - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- an official document granting a right or privilege
verb
- make open to sight or notice
adjective
Extra examples
The company settled a patent dispute last year.
They were sued for patent infringement.
His explanation turned out to be a patent lie.
She acted with patent disregard for the rules.
The product is protected by patent.
The product was patented by its inventor.
His hand was in itself a patent of gentility.
He applied for a patent for a new method of removing paint.
He wants to take out a patent on his new type of dustbin.
The drugs are protected by patent.
He patented many different modes of carrying his invention into effect.
Should I patent this invention?
His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him
He was awarded a patent for his invention.
...a fakir peddling patent medicines that were mostly liquor and sugar...
Word forms
I/you/we/they: patent
he/she/it: patents
present participle: patenting
past tense: patented
past participle: patented
singular: patent
plural: patents
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