license

US: /ˈɫaɪsəns/
UK: /lˈa‍ɪsəns/


English Vietnamese dictionary


license /'laisəns/
  • ngoại động từ+ (license) /'laisəns/
    • cho phép; cấp giấy phép, cấp môn bài, cấp đăng ký
    • danh từ
      • sự cho phép; giấy phép, môn bài, đăng ký
        • marriage licence: giấy đăng ký kết hôn
        • shooting licence: giấy phép săn bắn
      • bằng, chứng chỉ
        • driving licence: bằng lái xe
      • bằng cử nhân
      • sự phóng túng, sự bừa bâi; sự dâm loạn
      • (thơ ca) sự phóng túng về niêm luật

    Advanced English dictionary


    (BrE also less frequent licence) + verb
    to give sb official permission to do, own, or use sth: [VN] The new drug has not yet been licensed in the UK. + (BrE) licensing hours (= the times when alcohol can be sold at a pub, etc.) + [VN to inf] They had licensed the firm to produce the drug.

    Thesaurus dictionary


    v.
    1 authorize, allow, permit, certify, sanction, approve, commission:
    The government once had the power to license books for publication.
    2 certify, document, accredit, entitle, validate, enable, empower:
    Whoever licensed him to drive a car made a grave mistake.

    Concise English dictionary


    licenses|licensed|licensing'laɪsns
    noun
    +a legal document giving official permission to do something
    +freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
    +excessive freedom; lack of due restraint
    +the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
    verb
    +authorize officially