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sub·li·cense | \ ˌsəb-ˈlī-sᵊn(t)s 
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\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
verbvariants:
US sublicense or British sublicence
sublicensed; sublicensing
Definition of sublicense (Entry 2 of 2)
: 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
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