Word Frequency
licence or (US) license (ˈlaɪsəns
)
Definitions
noun
- a certificate, tag, document, etc, giving official permission to do something
- formal permission or exemption
- liberty of action or thought; freedom
- intentional disregard of or deviation from conventional rules to achieve a certain
effect ⇒
poetic licence
- excessive freedom
- licentiousness
Word Origin
C14: via Old French and Medieval Latin licentia permission, from Latin: freedom, from licet it is allowedSynonyms
View thesaurus entry = permission, the right, authority, leave, sanction, liberty, privilege, immunity, entitlement, exemption, prerogative, authorization, dispensation, a free hand, carte blanche, blank cheque,
= laxity, abandon, disorder, excess, indulgence, anarchy, lawlessness, impropriety, irresponsibility, profligacy, licentiousness, unruliness, immoderation,
Translations for 'licence'
- British English: licence A licence is an official document which gives you permission to do, use, or own something....his pilot's licence.ˈlaɪsəns NOUN
- Arabic: رُخْصَةٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: licença
- Chinese: 执照
- Croatian: dozvola
- Czech: povolení
- Danish: tilladelse
- Dutch: vergunning
- European Spanish: licencia
- Finnish: lupatodistus, toimilupa
- French: permis
- German: Lizenz
- Greek: άδειαέγκριση
- Italian: licenza
- Japanese: 免許
- Korean: 면허
- Norwegian: tillatelse
- Polish: licencja
- Portuguese: licença
- Romanian: licență licențe
- Russian: разрешение
- Spanish: licencia
- Swedish: licens
- Thai: ใบอนุญาต
- Turkish: ehliyet
- Ukrainian: ліцензія
- Vietnamese: giấy phép
Example Sentences Including 'licence'
Consumers will probably be charged a one-time fee, similar to the cost of renting a video, for a licence to watch the movie for a set time.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Designs by S&P Architects were used for planning application purposes on "special licence " in advance of any contractual commitments.Irish Times (2002)
He said the level of licence evasion at 11 per cent would also add to the current shortfall.Irish Times (2002)
Instead of a conductor's licence he got a brisk interrogation by the assistant commissioner.FENIAN FIRE: The British Government Plot to Assassinate Queen Victoria (2002)
One more word out of you and you'll find yourself fighting for your licence at City Hall.Doubtful Motives
One-off events, such as concerts, require a public entertainment licence , again to ensure all necessary safety measures are in place.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Scientists in the UK are applying for a licence to create human embryos with three genetic parents.New Scientist (2004)
The driver's licence said that the bearer was one Jean Michelet, a Gaspé resident, profession truck driver.Doubtful Motives
The sight of him, notebook in hand like some smug traffic cop taking licence numbers at a red light junction, made me very cross.The Gwen John Sculpture
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