licence (AmE spelling license) // noun [C]

LETTER OF LICENCE, PRACTICING LICENSE

(Law )

an official document that shows that permission has been given to do, own or use sth

: (BrE) a driving licence

a licence for the software

The company won a licence to operate a mobile phone network.

a licence holder

(= a person who has been given a licence)

◆ They lost their licence to run the bus service

(= it was taken away by the authorities).

❖ to have/hold/get/own a licence

◆ to apply for/renew a licence

◆ to grant/issue/refuse/suspend/take away a licence

◆ a licence expires/runs out

IDIOMS

a licence to print money (informal)

used to describe a business which makes a lot of money with little effort

under licence

(about a product) made with the permission of a company or an organization:

The vehicles are manufactured under licence from Toyota.

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• pencil
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• penny
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• penny share
• pen-pusher
• pension
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• pensioner
• pension fund
• pension plan
• pent-up
• people
• people-intensive
• people meter
• people person
• people skills
• peppercorn rent
• per
• P/E ratio