licensee

noun

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

Examples of licensee in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The new rules more clearly define who should join the 80,000 other federal firearms licensees and abide by existing law. Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024 Dish has a long track record of safely flying a large satellite fleet and takes seriously its responsibilities as an FCC licensee. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 3 Oct. 2023 The commission announced the eight initial licensees on Feb. 29. Gary D. Robertson, Fortune, 11 Mar. 2024 Licensing agreements involve one company (the licensor) giving another (the licensee) the right to produce, distribute or use its intellectual property (IP) for a fee or royalty. Alberto Yepez, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024 The most comprehensive data available about gun dealers are from the list of federal firearms licensees published online by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives every month since 2014. Gabrielle Lamarr Lemee, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023 The licensee had more than $4,000 in liquor sales between 2018 and August 2022. Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2024 Shops and pawn dealers in the program represent about 3% of the roughly 80,000 licensees nationwide. Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024 Caliber 3, a shooting range and training center in the cluster of settlements called Gush Etzion, began offering twice-daily training sessions on handling a gun for license applicants and licensees seeking a refresher. John Hudson, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023

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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 25 Apr. 2024.

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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