license plate

noun

: a plate or tag (as of metal) attesting that a license has been secured and usually bearing a registration number

Examples of license plate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Porsche reminded us all this week how a 1975 example of its legendary 917 race car was made road legal, complete with a tan leather interior commissioned from Hermès, a suede roof lining, and Alabama license plates. —Alistair Charlton, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025

Once the state runs out of that license plate sequence, the next sequence will be three numerals, followed by three letters and one numeral. —Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025

Justin Sullivan | Getty Images One of the company's top products is a customizable license plate frame that's manufactured in China. —Annie Palmer, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025

The detectives said the van also failed to signal when turning into a gas station and had a defective license plate lamp. —Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1924, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for license plate

• abbreviate
• accelerate
• accommodate
• accumulate
• acuminate
• adjudicate
• adulterate
• affiliate
• agglomerate
• agglutinate
• alleviate
• amalgamate

Kids Definition

license plate

noun

: a plate or tag (as of metal) showing that a license has been gotten and usually bearing a registration number