sublicense

noun

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sub·li·cense | \ ˌsəb-ˈlī-sᵊn(t)s

variants: US sublicense or chiefly British sublicence

plural sublicenses

Definition of sublicense

(Entry 1 of 2)

: a subordinate license granted to another by one already having a license Universities often work to breed products especially suited to their state's agricultural needs. When they develop appropriate products, they'll seek plant variety protection (similar to a patent) through the federal government, then maintain the purity of that product by selling it to a company with a sublicense for the seed. In turn, they receive royalties …— Carla Joinson

sublicense

verb

variants: US sublicense or British sublicence

sublicensed; sublicensing

Definition of sublicense (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: to grant a sublicense for (something) The company plans to incorporate the system into a demonstration facility for recycling vehicles and will sublicense the … technology to automobile shredders worldwide.— John DeGaspari