licensed

li·cense

L0152300 (lī′səns)n.1. a. Official or legal permission to engage in a regulated activity: "He believed that the subcommittee gave him license to interrogate anyone about any possible links to communism" (Donald A. Ritchie). See Synonyms at permission.b. A document, card, plate, or tag that is issued as proof of official or legal permission: a driver's license.c. A contract allowing someone to use a proprietary product or service: has a site license for that software.2. a. Freedom of action or permission to act: "Doctors labeled many of the organs of the immune system 'functionless' ... giving surgeons license to remove them with abandon" (Andrew Weil).b. Poetic license.3. a. Lack of due restraint; excessive freedom: "It is important to preserve freedom only for people who are willing to practice self-denial, for otherwise freedom degenerates into license and irresponsibility" (Milton Friedman).b. Heedlessness for the precepts of proper behavior, especially with regard to sex: "noir stories of the consequences of sexual license" (Foster Hirsch).c. An excuse or justification to do something wrong: people who see low-fat labels as a license to eat larger amounts.tr.v. li·censed, li·cens·ing, li·cens·es 1. To give or yield permission to or for: "Deep down I wondered what licensed me to speak" (Jan Clausen).2. To grant a license to or for; authorize. See Synonyms at authorize.

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[Middle English licence, from Old French, from Medieval Latin licentia, authorization, from Latin, freedom, from licēns, licent-, present participle of licēre, to be permitted.]

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li′cens·a·ble adj.li′cens·er, li′cen·sor′ (-sən-sôr′) n.

licensed

(ˈlaɪsənst) adj1. Brit able to serve alcoholic drinks by virtue of having a licence for this2. supplied with a proper or necessary licence

Thesaurus

Adj.

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licensed - given official approval to act; "an accredited college"; "commissioned broker"; "licensed pharmacist"; "authorized representative"accredited, licenced, commissionedauthorised, authorized - endowed with authority

licensed

adjective permitted, allowed, sanctioned, authorized a licensed rifle

Translations

得到许可的

licence

(American) license (ˈlaisəns) noun a (printed) form giving permission to do something (eg to keep a television set etc, drive a car, sell alcohol etc). a driving licence. 許可證 许可证ˈlicense verb to give a licence to or permit. He is licensed to sell alcohol. 准許 准许ˈlicensed adjective (of a shop, hotel etc) legally allowed to sell alcohol to customers. a licensed grocer. 得到許可的 得到许可的licenˈsee noun a person to whom a licence (especially to keep a licensed hotel or public house) has been given. 領有許可證者 领有许可证者

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licence is a noun: a licence (not license) to sell alcohol.
license is a verb: licensed (not licenced) to drive a goods vehicle.