license
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Synonyms & Antonyms for license
Synonyms: Noun
allowance, authorization, clearance, concurrence, consent, granting, green light, leave, permission, sanction, sufferance, warrant
Synonyms: Verb
accredit, authorize, certify, charter [British], commission, empower, enable, invest, qualify, vest, warrant
Antonyms: Noun
interdiction, prohibition, proscription
Antonyms: Verb
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Examples of license in a Sentence
Noun
The restaurant's owner applied for a license to sell liquor. His job as a reporter gives him license to go anywhere and ask anything.Verb
The restaurant has now been licensed to sell liquor. a new drug licensed by the government The company licensed its name to others.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
So far this year, the average wait time for North Texas drivers hoping to renew their licenses at DPS offices is 1 hour and 16 minutes, the state says. — Jesus Jimenez, Dallas News, "State data show 'mega center' waits are getting worse for Dallas drivers, but relief may come this fall," 23 Aug. 2019 Businesses that don’t comply could have their licenses suspended. — Matt Stiles, Los Angeles Times, "A ban on sales of flavored tobacco for e-cigarettes could be coming to L.A. County," 23 Aug. 2019 The deputy pulled the vehicle over, asked the driver, later identified as Shaheed, for his license and registration and then called for another deputy with a drug sniffing dog to come to the scene, according to charging documents. — Jon Kelvey, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Baltimore man charged with intent to distribute drugs in Westminster," 22 Aug. 2019 Imagine that: These kids aren’t thinking about getting their driver’s licenses or going on first dates. — Halima Aden, Glamour, "For Model Halima Aden, World Humanitarian Day Is Personal," 19 Aug. 2019 His license, the paper reports, was reinstated on a probationary period in 1994 and was fully restored in 1997. — Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, "Calif. Doctor Is Charged With Murder for Allegedly Overprescribing Pain Medication," 16 Aug. 2019 The pharmacy board suspended his license in 2011 and cited his arrest for driving under the influence several months earlier. — Anchorage Daily News, "Just 15% of U.S. pharmacies distributed nearly half of prescription opioid pain pills," 12 Aug. 2019 Prince Philip was still driving at age 96 until a crash forced him to decide to surrender his license. — Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, "How Queen Elizabeth and the Royal Family Really Travel," 10 Aug. 2019 The experience led Chavez to get his falconer license the same year. — Ben Brazil, Daily Pilot, "Falconers keep Orange County from being overrun by birds," 8 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
The Washington Post reports the regulations by Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s administration were adopted Friday and prohibit licensing facilities housing more than 15 residents. — USA TODAY, "‘Stranger’ tourists, Phish and the plague, kinkajou attack: News from around our 50 states," 22 Aug. 2019