license

Word family  noun licence licensee adjective licensed verb license

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

Related topics: Trade

li·cense (also licence British English) /ˈlaɪsəns/ AWL verb [transitive]  BBTto give official permission for someone to do or produce something, or for an activity to take place 批准，许可be licensed to do something a restaurant which is licensed to sell alcohol 获准出售酒类的一家餐厅 The vaccine has been licensed by the US Food and Drug Administration. 这种疫苗已经得到美国食品与药物管理局的批准。n Grammar License is usually passive.→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

license• Under the 1643 ordinance to control printing, Bachilor was appointed one of the twelve divines empowered to license books of divinity.• Twenty-eight delightful slices of raw rock'n'roll in one neat package, licensed by reissue specialist Chady from the original Chess masters.• Pilots over age 40 must renew the medical certificate required as a condition of licensing every two years.• Burlington said it is considering other candidates to serve as licensed operator of shoe departments in the affected stores after this year.• The process was developed in 1953 and has been licensed out to more than 60 plants in numerous countries.• The law would have changed the composition of a press supervisory board, which licenses publications, to include more reformers.• The Justice Department negotiated a settlement in 1994 of charges that Microsoft enforced anticompetitive software licensing terms computer manufacturers.be licensed to do something• Here, you were licensed to admire without discrimination: the body as aesthetic object, pure and simple.• The consortium will then be licensed to operate the railways for 35 years.• The abattoirs are licensed to slaughter cattle not destined for the food chain.• The institutions will be licensed to use the language only for research and development purposes, not for developing business applications.• This mainly involves monitoring speed limits and ensuring that all craft are licensed to use the waterway.• Both companies are licensed to use this source code in their products for as long as they choose.From Longman Business Dictionarylicenseli‧cense /ˈlaɪsəns/ (also licence British English) verb [transitive]LAW1to give official permission for someone to do something or for an activity to take placeThe building contractors we hired were licensed by the General Service Administration.The company is confident that it will be licensed to do business in California after the start of the new year.2to give someone permission to make or produce something to which you hold the patent (=the legal right to make or sell a new product) or copyright (=the legal right to be the only producer or seller of a book, play, film, or record), usually in return for paymentThe company has licensed certain manufacturing and marketing rights for the drug.license something to somebodyHe has licensed the device to a farm equipment manufacturer.3to receive permission to make or produce something from the person or company that holds the patent or copyright to it, usually in return for paymentlicense something from somebodyIt has licensed electronic publishing rights for the Chinese dictionary from a British publisher. —licensed adjective [only before a noun]licensed operators of nuclear power plants —licensing noun [uncountable]It has licensing agreements that allow it to use some of Computer Associates’ software.→ See Verb table

li·cense verb →n GRAMMAR1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable  

produce someone permission give Corpus to do official to or Business for

license

I

li‧cence S3 W2 British English, license American English /ˈlaɪsəns/ noun1.  DOCUMENT  [countable] an official document giving you permission to own or do something for a period of time ⇨ permit:
    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. ⇨ driving licence
2.  AGREEMENT  [uncountable and countable] an agreement with a company or organization giving permission to make, sell, or use their product
    under licence
    Guinness is brewed under licence in South Africa.
    single-user/10-user/site licence (=permission for computer software to be used by a certain number of people or in a certain place only)
    a licence agreement
3.  FREEDOM  [uncountable] freedom to do or say what you think is best:
    Headteachers should be allowed greater licence in the exercise of their power.
4. artistic/poetic licence the way in which a painter or writer changes the facts of the real world to make their story, description, or picture of events more interesting or more beautiful
5.  EXCUSE  [uncountable and countable] the freedom or opportunity to behave in a way that is wrong or immoral
    licence to do something
    Police say it gives youngsters licence to break the law.
6. licence to print money an opportunity to make a lot of money without much work or effort – especially used to show disapproval
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ verbs
   ▪ have a licence Café Metropole does not yet have a license to sell liquor.
   ▪ hold a licence British English (=have a licence) Police said that the man did not hold a firearms licence.
   ▪ get/gain/obtain a licence New private pilots must fly for at least fifty hours before getting their licences.
   ▪ apply for a licence A doctor who moves to another state must apply for a license to practice medicine there.
   ▪ grant/issue a licence He was granted his flying instructor’s licence.
   ▪ renew a licence The licence must be renewed yearly.
   ▪ lose your licence The police caught him driving while drunk and he will now lose his licence.
   ▪ a licence runs out (also a licence expires formal) (=it ends) Her driver’s license had expired.
   ▪ take away sb’s licence (also revoke somebody's licence formal) The doctor had his license revoked after he was found to be on drugs.
■ types of licence
   ▪ a driving licence British English, a driver's license American English 80 percent of 18 year olds had a driver’s license.
   ▪ a pilot’s licence She became the youngest woman to hold a pilot’s licence.
   ▪ a television licence British English (=which allows you to use your television and pays for public television programmes) Buying a television means you will need a television licence.
   ▪ a marriage licence (=a licence that allows two people to marry each other) We went to get a marriage licence.
   ▪ a fishing/hunting licence (=a licence that allows you to fish/hunt) He renewed his hunting license.
   ▪ an import/export licence An export licence was issued in August last year.
   ▪ a provisional licence British English (=a temporary driving licence before you get your full licence) Learner drivers need to obtain a provisional licence.
   ▪ a full licence (=one that is not temporary and has no restrictions) They offer insurance cover for drivers over 25 and under 70 years of age with a full licence.
■ licence + NOUN
   ▪ the licence holder British English (=the person who has a licence) the licence holder of a public house
   ▪ a licence fee (=money you have to pay to get a licence) The BBC is funded by a licence fee which all television owners have to pay.

II

li‧cense AC (also licence British English) /ˈlaɪsəns/ verb [transitive usually passive]to give official permission for someone to do or produce something, or for an activity to take place
    be licensed to do something
    a restaurant which is licensed to sell alcohol
    The vaccine has been licensed by the US Food and Drug Administration.