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Word: license (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A legal document giving official permission to do something; a permit.
  • An academic degree, the holder of which is called a licentiate, ranking slightly below doctorate, awarded by certain European and Latin-American universities.
  • Excessive freedom; lack of due restraint.
  • Freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech).
  • The legal terms under which a person is allowed to use a product, especially software.

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Verb:

  • Authorize officially.
  • The act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization.

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