English
Alternative spellings
(Commonwealth English) licence (noun only)
Usage notes
rfc-level|Usage notes at L4+ not in L3 POS section
In British and Australian English, licence is a noun and license is a verb. Canadian English uses licence for the noun and license or licence for the verb.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�laɪs�ns/, SAMPA|/"laIs@ns/
Hyphenation: li·cense
audio|en-us-license.ogg|Audio (US)
Noun
en-noun
wikipedia
- A legal document giving official permission to do something, a permit.
- The legal terms under which a person is allowed to use a product, especially software.
#:Even if you bought this product, it does NOT belong to you. You have a license to use it under the terms of this agreement, until you breach this agreement.
- Freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
- Excessive freedom; lack of due restraint.
#:When liberty becomes license dictatorship is near, Will Durant
- An academic degree, the holder of which is called a licentiate, ranking slightly below doctorate, awarded by certain European and South American Universities.
Translations
trans-top|legal document giving official permission to do something
German: Lizenz f
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|legal terms of product usage
Czech: licence#Czech|licence f
German: Lizenz f
trans-mid
Portuguese: licenciar
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Verb
en-verb|licens|ing
- The act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization.
#:It was decided to license Wikipedia under the GFDL.
- Authorize officially.
#:I am licensed to practice law in this state.
Derived terms
licensable
licensee
license plate
licenser
licensor
Translations
trans-top|act of giving a formal authorization
German: lizensieren
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|authorize officially
German: lizensieren
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fa:license
fr:license
ko:license
io:license
id:license
it:license
hu:license
pl:license
ru:license
simple:license
fi:license
ta:license
te:license
vi:license
zh:license
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