license
noun
formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
licenses
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pluralof license.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof license (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
licensenounformal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
Example Sentences
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Verizon and AT&T may also be interested in some of those licenses, which altogether are valued at $11.3 billion, according to Petti.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Residency can affect taxes, voting, driver’s licenses, insurance and other matters, and the rules in every state are different.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Elon Musk’s space company is buying spectrum licenses to help build a mobile network to compete with telecom giants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Beijing says Overseas Chinese Service Centers help its nationals with administrative issues abroad, like renewing drivers licenses.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
It would mean that the land would go right back to the way it was: commercial licenses and logging to private companies.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
