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Licence vs Registration - What's the difference?

licence | registration |

As nouns the difference between licence and registration

is that licence is (british|canada|australia) while registration is (uncountable) the act of signing up or registering for something.

As a verb licence

is (uk|canada|nonstandard).

licence

English

Noun

  • (British, Canada, Australia)

    • Derived terms

    * artistic licence * off-licence * free on license * licenced * licentiate * licentious * poetic licence * road fund licence

    Verb

    (licenc)
  • (UK, Canada, nonstandard)

    • Usage notes

    * In British English, Canadian English, Irish English, Australian English, and New Zealand English the noun is spelt licence'' and the verb is ''license . * The spelling licence is not used for either part of speech in the United States.

    registration

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) the act of signing up or registering for something
    • ''Complete the registration process
  • (countable) that which registers or makes something official, e.g. the form or paper that registers
    • Did you submit your car registration yet?
  • (uncountable) alignment, e.g. of colors or other elements in a printing process
  • (uncountable) the location where guests register, especially with a hotel.
    • The elevators are just past registration .
  • (music) The art of selecting and combining the stops or registers of an organ.