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Synonyms & Antonyms for license
Synonyms: Noun
allowance, authorization, clearance, concurrence, consent, granting, green light, leave, permission, sanction, sufferance, warrant
Synonyms: Verb
accredit, authorize, certify, charter [British], commission, empower, enable, invest, qualify, vest, warrant
Antonyms: Noun
interdiction, prohibition, proscription
Antonyms: Verb
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Examples of license in a Sentence
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The restaurant's owner applied for a license to sell liquor. His job as a reporter gives him license to go anywhere and ask anything.Verb
The restaurant has now been licensed to sell liquor. a new drug licensed by the government The company licensed its name to others.
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As for the current tally, EA’s had the Star Wars license for almost six years now and released two mediocre Battlefront games. — Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, "This week in games: Call of Duty's battle royale is free-to-try, Steam moved 15 exabytes of data in 2018," 18 Jan. 2019 That doesn't give them license to blame everything that goes wrong in your relationship on you. — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, "21 Red Flags To Watch Out For In Your Relationship," 22 Aug. 2018 That’ll be followed by a chunk of 24 GHz spectrum with 2,909 licenses, as well as an auction for three more high-spectrum bands — 37 GHz, 39 GHz, and 47 GHz — set for 2019. — Chaim Gartenberg, The Verge, "The FCC is auctioning off the first block of mmWave 5G spectrum today," 14 Nov. 2018 Michael Kors Holdings acquired Jimmy Choo last year, setting itself apart from other fashion conglomerates that tend to grow in scale and revenue strictly via licenses, diffusion lines, and the acquisition of more mass-market labels. — Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, "Versace Is Not Becoming Michael Kors—the Same Way Jimmy Choo Didn't Become Michael Kors," 26 Sep. 2018 Visit the shop and ask about their artists' licenses, and also check out reviews online. — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, "21 Things You Should Know Before Getting Your First Tattoo," 2 Aug. 2018 Duran faces charges of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor or drugs, first offense, with BAC of 0.15 or greater with a child under the age of 13, and driving with a suspended, revoked, or canceled license, the statement said. — Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, "R.I. woman charged with drunken driving after van with 5 children slams into truck," 12 July 2018 Business owners can find information about economic development initiatives, business licenses, permit applications, and information about the city’s planning and development department. — Karen Huppertz, ajc, "Loganville has new website," 11 July 2018 But while the Department of Health goes through the long process of removing a 90-year-old doctor's license, the same exams have been used to declare Calvo incompetent to stand trial on the child pornography charges from last year. — David J. Neal, miamiherald, "What could get the doctor’s child porn charges dropped also could cost him his license," 11 July 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
This argument doesn’t really apply to the internet — there aren’t a limited number of websites, and the government doesn’t license them. — Emily Stewart, Vox, "Trump keeps complaining about bias on Twitter — but what can he do about it? 8 experts weigh in.," 23 Aug. 2018 The case is one of the more extreme examples of the uphill battle to establish a medical marijuana dispensary even as more states are setting up processes to license them. — Lisa Prevost, New York Times, "Despite State Blessing, Marijuana Dispensaries Face Local Rancor," 3 July 2018 MassBiologics, part of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, has also taken drugs into clinical trials before licensing them. — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Seeking financial security, Scripps Research is taking its science directly to patients," 24 June 2018 Leon ruled that the DOJ had failed to prove that the combined company would have more leverage in negotiations, and that there was insufficient evidence to suggest that AT&T would have the incentive to stop licensing Time Warner to its rivals. — Klint Finley, WIRED, "The AT&T-Time Warner Merger Is a Done Deal. Now What?," 12 June 2018 The company, which began 40 years ago as the shoe company Candie's, has grown to include more than two dozen American brands, including Danskin, Umbro and London Fog that the company licenses to mainstream retailers. — Renae Merle, chicagotribune.com, "SEC pushes for Jay-Z to comply with subpoena," 4 May 2018 The company also managed to lessen its reliance on licensing intellectual property, which boosted past earnings but is widely seen as unsustainable. — Dan Gallagher, WSJ, "IBM: Some Blue Sky for Big Blue," 23 Jan. 2019 Like, has the NHTSA or any of the state DMVs responsible for licensing drivers in this country signed off on this? — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, "Elon Musk promises big new Tesla Autopilot upgrade, but is it legal?," 10 Dec. 2018 Part of that may come from licensing the technology to the same automakers that left the door open to Rivian’s imminent arrival in the marketplace. — Gary Gastelu, Fox News, "Rivian Automotive looking to battle electric cars with battery-powered trucks," 21 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'license.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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