noun
- an official document giving permission to do something
- freedom to act as one chooses
verb
- to give official permission for something
Examples
- She got her driver’s license at age sixteen.
- The restaurant needs a liquor license to serve alcohol.
- You need a fishing license to fish in this lake.
- The new law licenses doctors to prescribe certain medications.
- The government licensed the company to operate in the region.
- He took some artistic license with the historical facts.
- The software is licensed for educational use only.