license
Definition
- n. a legal document giving official permission to do something
- n. freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
- n. excessive freedom; lack of due restraint
- n. the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
Word forms
- Past participle
- licensed
- Present participle
- licensing
- Third person singular
- licenses
- Past tense
- licensed
Example sentences
n.
You need a driver's license to legally operate a vehicle.
vt.
The city council decided to license street performers in the park.