licence

li·cence

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [lahy-suh ns]
- /ˈlaɪ səns/
- /ˈlaɪsns/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lahy-suh ns]
- /ˈlaɪ səns/

Definitions of licence word

abbreviation LICENCE license. 1
noun licence (British, Canada, Australia) standard spelling of license. 1
countable noun licence A licence is an official document which gives you permission to do, use, or own something. 0
uncountable noun licence If you say that something gives someone licence or a licence to act in a particular way, you mean that it gives them an excuse to behave in an irresponsible or excessive way. 0
noun licence a certificate, tag, document, etc, giving official permission to do something 0
noun licence formal permission or exemption 0

See all 10 definitions of licence

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Parts of speech for Licence

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Licence

licence popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for licence

verb licence

permit — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
allow — If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
authorise — to give authority or official power to; empower: to authorize an employee to sign purchase orders.
accredit — If an educational qualification or institution is accredited, it is officially declared to be of an approved standard.
certify — If someone in an official position certifies something, they officially state that it is true.

noun licence

certificate — A certificate is an official document stating that particular facts are true.
authorization — an authorizing or being authorized
pass — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
card — A card is a piece of stiff paper or thin cardboard on which something is written or printed.
ticket — a slip, usually of paper or cardboard, serving as evidence that the holder has paid a fare or admission or is entitled to some service, right, or the like: a railroad ticket; a theater ticket.

All 74 Synonyms of licence

Antonyms for licence

verb licence

deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
disallow — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.

noun licence

responsibility — the state or fact of being responsible, answerable, or accountable for something within one's power, control, or management.
denial — A denial of something is a statement that it is not true, does not exist, or did not happen.
imprisonment — to confine in or as if in a prison.
incarceration — the act of incarcerating, or putting in prison or another enclosure: The incarceration rate has increased dramatically.
limitation — a limiting condition; restrictive weakness; lack of capacity; inability or handicap: He knows his limitations as a writer.

All 29 Antonyms of licence

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