Nonessential vs Licensed - What's the difference?
nonessential | licensed |
(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)
As adjectives the difference between nonessential and licensed
is that nonessential is not required; not essential while licensed is (of a person or enterprise) having been issued with a licence (by the required authority).As a noun nonessential
is something that is not essential.As a verb licensed is
(license).nonessential
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Alternative forms
* non-essentialAntonyms
* essential * required * necessary * mandatorylicensed
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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.