license

li·cense

noun

Definition of LICENSE

: a permission granted by competent authority to engage in a business or occupation or in an activity otherwise unlawful <a license to practice medicine>

—license or chiefly British licence transitive verb, li·censed or chiefly British li·cenced li·cens·ing or chiefly British li·cenc·ing

Variants of LICENSE

li·cense or chiefly British li·cence \ˈlīs-^ən(t)s\