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How to pronounce license in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms licence
Type of liberty


when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near.
the intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum.
Type Words
Synonyms licence
Type of liberty
Has types poetic license
Type Words
Synonyms permission, permit
Type of empowerment, authorization, authorisation
Has types toleration, allowance, clearance, conge, congee, dispensation
Type Words
Synonyms licence, permit
Type of instrument, official document, legal document, legal instrument
Has types occupation licence, driver's licence, driver's license, driving licence, driving license, marriage license, fishing licence, fishing license, fishing permit, game license, hunting licence, hunting license, hunting permit, learner's permit, letter of mark and reprisal, letter of marque, letters of marque, marriage licence, liquor license, liquor licence, liberty chit, wedding license, wedding licence, building permit, pass, occupation license
Type Words
Synonyms certify, licence
Type of authorize, clear, authorise, pass
Has types charter, franchise, recognize, accredit, recognise
Derivation licensee, licenser


I am licensed to practice law in this state.

Examples of license

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The real cause for these accidents are people unable to drive getting a license.
From the orlandosentinel.com
He recently testified against a license for this establishment on Fulton Avenue.
From the newsday.com
A witness saw the man in his Chevy van and jotted down his license plate number.
From the thenewstribune.com
Though the sale of the license fell through, another buyer appeared in May 2009.
From the washingtontimes.com
The company could ultimately appeal to the City Council to maintain its license.
From the kansas.com
In the months since our son had gotten his license, we'd begun to depend on him.
From the post-gazette.com
Lloyd McKee's last medical checkup for his pilot's license took place in August.
From the dailyherald.com
Businesses that fail to comply could face fines or license suspensions, he said.
From the stltoday.com
The Cart at UD received its vendor's license last month from the City of Newark.
From the delawareonline.com
More examples
  • A legal document giving official permission to do something
  • Authorize officially; "I am licensed to practice law in this state"
  • Freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
  • Excessive freedom; lack of due restraint; "when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near"- Will Durant; "the intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum"- Edmund Burke
  • The act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
  • (licensed) accredited: given official approval to act; "an accredited college"; "commissioned broker"; "licensed pharmacist"; "authorized representative"
  • The verb license or grant licence means to give permission. The noun licence (license in American English) refers to that permission as well as to the document memorializing that permission.
  • License is Aya Ueto's fourth Japanese solo studio album. It sold 16,029 copies in its first week and peaked at #19. The album charted for only 4 weeks and sold a total of 21,746 copies overall. This album has a more "adult" feel to it than her previous releases. ...
  • (licensed) Indicates the company is incorporated (or chartered) in another state but is a licensed (admitted) insurer for this state to write specific lines of business for which it qualifies.