license

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

li·cense AW [license licenses licensed licensing] verb, noun BrE [ˈlaɪsns] NAmE [ˈlaɪsns]
verb (BrE also less frequent li·cence)
to give sb official permission to do, own, or use sth
•~ sth The new drug has not yet been licensed in the US.
• (BrE)licensing hours (= the times when alcohol can be sold at a pub, etc.)
•~ sb/sth to do sth They had licensed the firm to produce the drug.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from ↑licence. The spelling -se arose by analogy with pairs such as practice, practise.

Example Bank:
•Several companies are licensed to put the logo on their products.
•The company plans to license the technology to others.
•The drug is not licensed for long-term use.
•The hotel is licensed to sell alcohol.
•There are 35 landfill sites licensed to receive hazardous waste.

 
noun (NAmE) = ↑licence
•a driver's license
•a license for the software
•a license holder (= a person who has been given a license)

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from ↑licence. The spelling -se arose by analogy with pairs such as practice, practise.
 
See also: ↑licence

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  permission, permit, licence, certify
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  decertify, derecognize, derecognise