License

English

Alternative forms

• (British and Canadian) licence (noun)

Usage notes

In British and chiefly in Canadian English, licence is a noun and license is a verb.

Etymology

From Old French licence < Latin licentia (“‘license’”) < licens, ppr. of licere (“‘to be allowed, be allowable’”); cf. linquere, Template:El[[Category:Template:El derivations|License]] λείπειν (leipein), “‘to leave’”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlaɪsəns/, SAMPA: /"laIs@ns/

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• Hyphenation: li‧cense

Noun

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Singular License

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1. A legal document giving official permission to do something; a permit.
2. 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.

3. Freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech).
4. Excessive freedom; lack of due restraint.
   • 1936, Will Durant and Ariel Durant, The Story of Civilization, page 520:

     When liberty becomes license dictatorship is near.

5. An academic degree, the holder of which is called a licentiate, ranking slightly below doctorate, awarded by certain European and Latin-American universities.

Translations

legal document giving official permission to do something

Azeri: lisenziya az(az) Dutch: vergunning nl(nl) f. Finnish: ajokortti fi(fi) German: Lizenz de(de) f. Hungarian: vezetői engedély hu(hu)

Portuguese: licença pt(pt) f. Russian: лицензия ru(ru) (licénzija) f. Spanish: licencia es(es) f. Turkish: lisans tr(tr)

legal terms of product usage

Arabic: رخصة ar(ar) (rúkhSa) f. Azeri: lisenziya az(az) Chinese: Mandarin: 执照 zh(zh) (zhízhào) Czech: licence cs(cs) f. Dutch: licentie nl(nl) f., vergunning nl(nl) f. Finnish: lupakirja fi(fi) French: licence fr(fr) f. German: Lizenz de(de) f.

Hungarian: engedély hu(hu) Italian: licenza it(it) f. Japanese: 免許 ja(ja) (めんきょ, menkyo) Korean: 면허 ko(ko) (myeonheo) (免許 ko(ko)) Portuguese: licença pt(pt) f. Russian: лицензия ru(ru) (licénzija) f. Spanish: licencia es(es) f. Swedish: licens sv(sv) Turkish: lisans tr(tr)

freedom to deviate from normally applicable rules or practices

Dutch: vergunning nl(nl) f.

excessive freedom

Dutch: bandeloosheid nl(nl) f.

academic degree

Dutch: licentiaat nl(nl) n.

Turkish: lisans tr(tr)

Verb

Infinitive to License

Third person singular licens

Simple past -

Past participle -

Present participle ing

to License (third-person singular simple present licens, present participle ing, simple past and past participle -)

1. The act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization.

   It was decided to license Wikipedia under the GFDL.

2. Authorize officially.

   I am licensed to practice law in this state.

Derived terms

• licensable
• licensee
• license plate
• licenser
• licensor

Translations

act of giving a formal authorization

Dutch: licentiëren nl(nl), vergunning nl(nl) toekennen nl(nl)

German: lizenzieren de(de)

authorize officially

Dutch: toelaten nl(nl), licentiëren nl(nl), vergunning nl(nl) toekennen nl(nl)

German: lizenzieren de(de)

External links

• License in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• License in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

• ceeilns,
• selenic
• silence

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