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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His designs were built under license by Bristol for use in British passenger trains, too.
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Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The archives also inspire the seasonal clothing collections, which are made under license by companies including Next.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
The last Triumph was an unfortunate sedan built under license from Honda called the Acclaim, and was made until 1984 when the factory lights went out for good.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2025
The most recent changes allow defense equipment manufactured in Japan under license from foreign defense firms, including finished products, to be exported to the licensing country and from there to third countries.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 17 June 2025
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Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The archives also inspire the seasonal clothing collections, which are made under license by companies including Next.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
The last Triumph was an unfortunate sedan built under license from Honda called the Acclaim, and was made until 1984 when the factory lights went out for good.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2025
The most recent changes allow defense equipment manufactured in Japan under license from foreign defense firms, including finished products, to be exported to the licensing country and from there to third countries.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 17 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for under license
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“Under license.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20license. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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