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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This release is posted on behalf of Forbes Books (operated by Advantage Media Group under license).
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Forbes Books Press Release Official, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
The following year, Arcari, who is also the president of Arcari e Co., offered him the chance to produce his own line under license and the Magliano brand was born.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 20 June 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
Caterpillar now works with commercial LiDAR companies under license to customize and adapt their COTs (Commercial-off-the-Shelf) products for different applications.
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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Forbes Books Press Release Official, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
The following year, Arcari, who is also the president of Arcari e Co., offered him the chance to produce his own line under license and the Magliano brand was born.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 20 June 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
Caterpillar now works with commercial LiDAR companies under license to customize and adapt their COTs (Commercial-off-the-Shelf) products for different applications.
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Under license.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20license. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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