under license
idiom
: in a business arrangement where one company gives official permission to another company to do or make something
The company makes computer chips under license from the original manufacturer.
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Dar Al Arkan has agreed to use the Trump name and logo under license for that hotel, which is not owned by the Trump Organization.
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Matt Egan, CNN, 1 July 2024
Prada’s eyewear collection is made under license by EssilorLuxottica.
—Layla Ilchi, WWD, 24 June 2024
Atlas Construction’s application doesn’t specify who would operate the new Shake Shack, but most of the chain’s outlets in the United States are corporately owned with only a small number run under license arrangements.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2024
The Japanese already produce Patriot missiles under license from Raytheon and have committed to exporting several dozen to the United States to refill depleted stocks sent to Ukraine and other allies.
—Jeanne Whalen, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
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Matt Egan, CNN, 1 July 2024
Prada’s eyewear collection is made under license by EssilorLuxottica.
—Layla Ilchi, WWD, 24 June 2024
Atlas Construction’s application doesn’t specify who would operate the new Shake Shack, but most of the chain’s outlets in the United States are corporately owned with only a small number run under license arrangements.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2024
The Japanese already produce Patriot missiles under license from Raytheon and have committed to exporting several dozen to the United States to refill depleted stocks sent to Ukraine and other allies.
—Jeanne Whalen, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
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“Under license.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20license. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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