See Also: licence(dictionary)
off-licence(dictionary)
licence(dictionary)
off-licence(dictionary)
Licence(law)
driving licence(dictionary)
marriage licence(dictionary)
poetic licence(dictionary)
provisional licence(dictionary)
special licence(dictionary)

licence (oh)



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1 ?document?
2 ?agreement?
3 ?freedom?
4 artistic/poetic licence
5 ?excuse?
6 licence to print money
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?DOCUMENT?
[C] an official document giving you permission to own or do something for a period of time
-see also permit permit
::The dealers applied for an export licence.
::He was arrested for driving without a license .
::The Tennessee Valley Authority applied for a license to operate the facility.
:: The owner of land could grant a licence to cut and remove timber.
:: I forgot to renew my licence.
:: Persistent offenders face losing their licence .
-see also driving licence
?AGREEMENT?
[U and C] an agreement with a company or organization giving permission to make, sell or use their product
under licence
::Guinness is brewed under licence in South Africa.
single-user/10-user/site licence
(=permission for computer software to be used by a certain number of people or in a certain place only)
::a licence agreement
?FREEDOM?
[U] freedom to do or say what you think is best
::Headteachers should be allowed greater licence in the exercise of their power.
artistic/poetic licence
the way in which a painter or writer changes the facts of the real world to make their story, description, or picture of events more interesting or more beautiful
?EXCUSE?
[U and C] the freedom or opportunity to behave in a way that is wrong or immoral
licence to do sth
::Police say it gives youngsters licence to break the law.
licence to print money
an opportunity to make a lot of money without much work or effort - especially used to show disapproval
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
do something without a licence
a licence to do something
apply for a licence
grant/issue a licence
renew a licence
lose your licence (=have your licence taken away)
driving licence British English
driver's license American English
licence fee BrE (=the money a licence costs)
licence holder BrE (=a person who has a licence)