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Meaning of license in Essential English Dictionary

license

verb
uk
/ˈlaɪsəns/
 
licensing | licensed
to allow someone officially to do or have something:
Are they licensed to carry guns?

(Definition of license from the Cambridge Essential Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of license

in Chinese (Traditional)
(licence的美式拼寫), 許可,授權,特許…
in Chinese (Simplified)
(licence的美式拼写), 许可,授权,特许…
in Spanish
ortografía americana de "licence":, licencia, permiso…
in Portuguese
ortografia americana de "licence":, licença, carteira…
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~を許可する, “licence” の米国式つづり, 免許(めんきょ)…
izin/ruhsat/yetki vermek, ruhsat vermek…
permis [masculine], licence [feminine], liberté [feminine]…
autoritzar, ortografia americana de “licence”: llicència, permís…
een vergunning verlenen…
يُرَخِّص, الهجاء الأمريكي لكَلِمة licence…
povolit…
give tilladelse…
memberi izin…
อนุญาต…
cấp phép…
udzielać zezwolenia, upoważnić…
memberi lesen…
amtlich genehmigen…
lisens [masculine], tillatelse [masculine], bevilling [masculine]…
면허를 주다, “licence”의 미국식 영어 철자법: 면허…
давати дозвіл, давати ліцензію…
permettere, autorizzare, forma americana di “licence”…
давать разрешение, лицензию…
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