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Licensing

To give a formal (usually written) authorization.

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📖 Definitions of "Licensing"

verb

1
To give a formal (usually written) authorization.
"It was decided to license Wikipedia under the GFDL."
2
Authorize officially.
"I am licensed to practice law in this state."

noun

1
A giving of license to do something; sanction.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Licensing"

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Word	Definition
certifyverb	(transitive) To attest that a product, service, organization, or person has met an official standard.
permissionnoun	authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority)
permitnoun	An artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal.
licencenoun	UK, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Ireland, New Zealand, Malaysia, and Singapore standard spelling of license.
licensurenoun	The condition of being licensed.
licenseenoun	(law) A person to whom a license is granted.
licentiatenoun	One who has a licence to exercise a profession.
grantornoun	(law) A person who grants something.
accreditationnoun	(education) The granting of approval to an institution of higher learning by an official review board after the school has met certain requirements.
patentnoun	(law) An official document granting an appointment, privilege, or right, or some property or title; letters patent.
franchisingnoun	The establishment, granting, or use of a franchise.
certificationnoun	The granting of a certificate.
grantingnoun	The act by which something is granted.
authorisationnoun	Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of authorization. [(countable) An act of authorizing.]
chartered	Having membership of the relevant professional body and the necessary qualifications to carry on a particular profession.
licencingnoun	Alternative form of licensing. [A giving of license to do something; sanction.]
franchisenoun	The authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area.
regulatory	Of or pertaining to regulation.
authorizationnoun	(uncountable) The state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere; formally granted permission.
authoritynoun	(uncountable) Power or right to make or enforce rules, give orders, or impose obligation; or a position having such power or right.