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Definition license in British English

license verb

[transitive] verb
/ˈlaɪs(ə)ns/
1

if someone is licensed to do something, they have official permission to do it from a government, business, or other authority

Example

Are you licensed to carry a firearm?

Example

The shop is not licensed to sell alcoholic drinks.

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2

if something is licensed, people have official permission to use it

Example

The vaccine was licensed in 1986 by the Food and Drug Administration.

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Definition license in British English