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Licenced vs Licensed - What's the difference?

licenced | licensed |

As verbs the difference between licenced and licensed

is that licenced is past tense of licence while licensed is past tense of license.

As adjectives the difference between licenced and licensed

is that licenced is alternative form of lang=en while licensed is having been issued with a licence (by the required authority.

licenced

English

Verb

(head)
  • (licence)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (UK, nonstandard)

    • Derived terms

    * licenced victualler

    See also

    * licensed

    licensed

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (of a person or enterprise) having been issued with a licence (by the required authority)
    • Only licensed exterminators can purchase rat poison in this state.
  • # (of a shop or restaurant) allowed to sell alcohol
  • The opening hours of licensed premises are restricted to prevent all-night drinking.
  • (of an activity) authorized by licence
    • Even licensed fishing has a major effect on the fish population in the river.
  • # (of a product) based on an existing piece of intellectual property and sold under licence.
  • Although they sell well, licensed video games are seldom critically acclaimed.

    • Derived terms

    * licensed victualler

    Related terms

    * eligible * qualified

    Antonyms

    * unlicensed

    Verb

    (head)
  • (license)

    • Anagrams

    * *

    See also

    * licenced