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license plate

American

noun

a plate or tag, usually of metal, bearing evidence of official registration and permission, as for the use of a motor vehicle.

license plate British

noun

Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): numberplate. a plate mounted on the front and back of a motor vehicle bearing the registration number

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license plates

plural

Etymology

Origin of license plate

First recorded in 1900–05

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