licensee

noun

li·​cens·​ee ˌlī-sᵊn(t)-ˈsē 

: one that is licensed

Examples of licensee in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The four licensees were ordered to stop practicing immediately. — Doug Myers, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

After obtaining racino approval from the Illinois Gaming Board in the summer of 2020, many in the racing community suggested that Carey put up a temporary facility as the Waukegan licensee, Bally’s in Chicago and others have done. — Neil Milbert, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026

To avoid the hassle of fair use, independent production teams often spend three, sometimes four times as much money on license fees for the same image or clip as high-budget projects commissioned by high-volume licensees like Netflix, HBO or Apple. — Addie Morfoot, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026

Its license business also saw improved profitability per licensee, helped by the use of a broader range of characters. — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1864, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for licensee

• agree
• allee
• banshee
• beastly
• bibi
• bowsprit
• carefree
• cerci
• chablis
• cowpea
• crappie
• crappy

Legal Definition

licensee

noun

li·​cens·​ee ˌlīs-ᵊn-ˈsē 

: one to whom a license is given

a patent licensee

specifically : one (as a firefighter in the course of his or her duty) who is on the property of another by authority of law or by the consent or invitation of the possessor see also bare licensee, social guest compare invitee, trespasser