Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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Definition
licence noun
UK (US ) /ˈlaɪ.sənt s/ n
license
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[C] an official document which gives you permission to own, do or use something, usually after you have paid money and/or taken a test
a dog licence
a driving licence/US driver's license
a TV licence
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[S or U] formal permission or freedom to do what you want
As parents, they allowed their children very little licence.
[+ to infinitive] He was given licence to reform the organization.
artistic/poetic licence
the freedom of artists, writers etc. to change the facts of the real world when producing art
under licence
with special permission from the maker of a product
It's a German product, made under licence in British factories.
(Definition of licence noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
