licensee

American  

[lahy-suhn-see] / ˌlaɪ sənˈsi /

Or licencee

noun

1. a person, company, etc., to whom a license is granted or issued.

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licensee British  

/ ˌlaɪsənˈsiː /

noun

1. a person who holds a licence, esp one to sell alcoholic drink

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Etymology

Origin of licensee

First recorded in 1865–70; license + -ee

Example Sentences

The new licensee shows the promise of the royalties business, which remains much smaller than Vicor’s standard product sales.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Last month, the FCC ordered eight ABC-owned television stations to file an early license-renewal request, a move typically used when the agency is preparing to fine or challenge a broadcast licensee.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Revolution alleged that a third party had misappropriated its trade secrets for an ERAS-0015 patent and that Erasca, as the licensee, was legally liable.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

The regulation specifies that “if any licensee shall permit any . . . candidate for any public office to use a broadcasting station,” the station owner “shall afford equal opportunities to all other such candidates.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

Renewal may be claimed as proprietor of copyright in a work copyrighted by a corporate body otherwise than as assignee or licensee of the individual author.

From Supplementary Copyright Statutes, US Copy. Office by Library of Congress. Copyright Office