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

There have been many reports around the Charlotte region of federal police — their identities shielded with masks and license plates covered — detaining people. —Chase Jordan november 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 Nov. 2025

Addresses and license plates have been doxxed leading to two people in her group having their cars damaged or completely totaled. —Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 15 Nov. 2025

When the car was returned to the rental car agency in California, the original license plate was allegedly placed back on the car. —Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 15 Nov. 2025

The state Department of Motor Vehicles rejected 12,811 custom license plates between summer 2024 through September 2025. —Nathaniel Levine, Sacbee.com, 14 Nov. 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