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1 license noun
  • an official document, card, etc., that gives you permission to do, use, or have something —often used to refer specifically to a driver's license
  • freedom to act however you want to—followed by to + verb
  • the freedom of an artist, writer, etc., to change the way something is described or shown in order to produce a work of art

2 license verb
  • to give official permission to (someone or something) to do or use something : to give a license to (someone or something)
  • to give official permission for (something)
  • to allow the use of (a name, property, etc.) through a formal agreement