license

/ˈlaɪ.səns/

nounverbli · cense

Think: “I SENSE a LIcense” — li + cense (like ‘sense’) helps you remember it ends with -cense.

Yes, it's license. The tricky part is the ending: **li-cense** ends with **-cense** (like *sense*), not **-cence** or **-se**.

Definitions

  1. nounAn official permission or document that allows someone to do, own, or use something legally.
  2. nounFreedom to act without strict rules; behavior that goes beyond what is acceptable.
  3. verbTo give official permission to do something; to grant a license to.

Examples

  • “You need a driver’s license to legally drive a car.”
  • “The city will license the new restaurant after the final inspection.”
  • “The editor warned that too much artistic license could confuse readers.”

Synonyms

permitauthorizationcertificatecredentialapprove

Antonyms

prohibitbanforbid

Translations

ES licenciaPT licençaFR permis

Common misspellings

lisencelicencelicenslicenceelicenceinglicensce

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