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Definition license in American English

license noun

noun
/ˈlaɪs(ə)ns/

▪ get, grant, issue, lose, obtain, renew, require, revoke

1

an official document that gives someone permission to do or use something

Example

a driver's license

Example

a restaurant that has no liquor license (=giving permission to sell alcohol)

Example

She was arrested for practicing medicine without a license.

Example

Anyone caught driving dangerously will automatically lose their license.

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2

official permission for someone to do something

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2.1

freedom to say or do what you want

Example

The designers were allowed a lot of creative license.

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2.2

freedom in art or literature to do things that are not traditional, real, or accurate in order to create impressive effects

Example

poetic license

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Definition license in American English