licence in English dictionary

  • licence

    Meanings and definitions of "licence"

    • (UK, Canada) Standard spelling of the noun form of license.
    • (UK) Alternative spelling of license. The verb form is normally spelt license .
    • (Canada) Alternative spelling of license.
    • noun
      (Britain, Canada, Australia)
      standard spelling of [i]license[/i]
    • verb
      (Britain, Canada, nonstandard)
      Alternative form of [i]license[/i]
    • noun
      a legal document giving official permission to do something
    • noun
      excessive freedom; lack of due restraint; "when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near"- Will Durant; "the intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum"- Edmund Burke
    • noun
      freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
    • verb
      authorize officially; "I am licensed to practice law in this state"

    Synonyms of "licence" in English dictionary

    authorize, liberty, clear are the top synonyms of "licence" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "licence" in English dictionary

    decertify is the antonym of "licence" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of licence

    • licence ( plural  licences)
    • lm  liczba mnoga licences
    • licence ( third-person singular simple present licences, present participle licencing, simple past and past participle licenced)
    • licence (countable and uncountable, plural licences)
    • licence (third-person singular simple present licences, present participle licencing, simple past and past participle licenced)
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