noun
US or chiefly Brit licence , pl -censes
[count] :an official document, card, etc., that gives you permission to do, use, or have something
freedom to act however you want to - followed by to + verb; [noncount]
[noncount] :the freedom of an artist, writer, etc., to change the way something is described or shown in order to produce a work of art
[count] :a document or agreement that allows a certain number of people to use a computer program
a license to print money
sometimes disapproving :a way of making a large amount of money very easily
under license
in a business arrangement where one company gives official permission to another company to do or make something
verb
also Brit licence -censes; -censed; -censing
[+ obj] to give official permission to (someone or something) to do or use something :to give a license to (someone or something)
to give official permission for (something)
to allow the use of (a name, property, etc.) through a formal agreement