Licensed vs Unlicensed - What's the difference?
licensed | unlicensed |
(of a person or enterprise) having been issued with a licence (by the required authority)
# (of a shop or restaurant) allowed to sell alcohol
(of an activity) authorized by licence
# (of a product) based on an existing piece of intellectual property and sold under licence.
(license)
Unlicensed is a antonym of licensed.
As adjectives the difference between licensed and unlicensed
is that licensed is having been issued with a licence (by the required authority while unlicensed is not licensed; not officially authorized.As a verb licensed
is past tense of license.licensed
English
Adjective
(-)- Only licensed exterminators can purchase rat poison in this state.
- The opening hours of licensed premises are restricted to prevent all-night drinking.
- Even licensed fishing has a major effect on the fish population in the river.
- Although they sell well, licensed video games are seldom critically acclaimed.