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s | license |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun license is

(label) a legal document giving official permission to do something; a permit.

As a verb license is

the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    license

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (UK) licence (noun)

    Noun

  • (label) A legal document giving official permission to do something; a permit.
  • (label) The legal terms under which a person is allowed to use a product, especially software.
    • Even if you bought this product, it does NOT belong to you. You have a license to use it under the terms of this agreement, until you breach this agreement.
  • (label) Freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech).
  • (label) Excessive freedom; lack of due restraint.
  • * 1936 , , The Story of Civilization , page 520:
    • When liberty becomes license dictatorship is near.
  • (label) An academic degree, the holder of which is called a licentiate, ranking slightly below doctorate, awarded by certain European and Latin-American universities.

    • Usage notes

    * In British English, Canadian English, Australian English, Irish 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.

    Verb

    (licens)
  • The act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-22, volume=407, issue=8841, page=68, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= T time , passage=The ability to shift profits to low-tax countries by locating intellectual property in them, which is then licensed to related businesses in high-tax countries, is often assumed to be the preserve of high-tech companies.}}
  • Authorize officially.

    • Derived terms

    * licensable * licensee * license plate * licenser * licensor

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