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licensed en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • [ˈlaɪsn̩st]
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈlaɪsənst/

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, of a person or enterprise) Having been issued with a licence (by the required authority).
    • Only licensed exterminators can purchase rat poison in this state.
  2. (not-comparable, of a person or enterprise, of a shop or restaurant) Having been issued with a licence (by the required authority). ▸ Allowed to sell alcohol.
    • The opening hours of licensed premises are restricted to prevent all-night drinking.
  3. (not-comparable, of an activity) Authorized by licence.
    • Even licensed fishing has a major effect on the fish population in the river.
  4. (not-comparable, of a product, of an activity) Authorized by licence. ▸ Based on an existing piece of intellectual property and sold under licence.
    • Although they sell well, licensed video games are seldom critically acclaimed.

Antonyms

unlicensed

Deriveds

overlicensed · multilicensed · underlicensed · licensed premises · nonlicensed

Hyponyms

GPL-licensed · tri-licensed

Relateds

licensed victualler · eligible · qualified

Translations (15)

es licenciado (having been issued with a license) · de lizenziert (having been issued with a license) · es licenciado (authorized by license) · mi whairaihana (authorized by license) · tr lisanslı (authorized by license) · ja 免許を持っている (having been issued with a license) · tl lisensiyado (authorized by license) · de lizenziert (authorized by license) · tl lisensiyado (having been issued with a license) · mi whairaihana (having been issued with a license) · ja 免許された (authorized by license) · hi अनुज्ञप्त (authorized by license) · cy trwyddedig (having been issued with a license) · tr lisanslı (having been issued with a license) · el εξουσιοδοτημένος (authorized by license)

licensed en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • [ˈlaɪsn̩st]
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈlaɪsənst/

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of license
    form of license

Relateds

licenced