licensee

noun

li·​cens·​ee ˌlī-sᵊn(t)-ˈsē How to pronounce licensee (audio)
: one that is licensed

Examples of licensee in a Sentence

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Netflix has sealed a deal with Mattel and Hasbro to be global co-master toy licensees for KPop Demon Hunters as the franchise continues its march across media and consumer categories. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025 KPop Demon Hunters fans will be able to keep their favorite fictional girl group at home in more ways than one now that Netflix has named Mattel and Hasbro as the global co-master toy licensees. Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025 The company is also the official licensee and performance dress shirt of the Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team. Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025 Earlier, Holtec revealed that to decommission a nuclear power plant, the licensee must submit A Post‐Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report (PSDAR) to the NRC. Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for licensee

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1864, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of licensee was circa 1864

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“Licensee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/licensee. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

Legal Definition

licensee

noun
li·​cens·​ee ˌlīs-ᵊn-ˈsē How to pronounce licensee (audio)
: 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

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