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As nouns the difference between title and license

is that title is a prefix (honorific) or suffix (post-nominal) added to a person's name to signify either veneration, official position or a professional or academic qualification see also while license is (label) a legal document giving official permission to do something; a permit.

As verbs the difference between title and license

is that title is to assign a title to; to entitle while license is the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization.

title

English

(wikipedia title)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A prefix (honorific) or suffix (post-nominal) added to a person's name to signify either veneration, official position or a professional or academic qualification. See also
  • * (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
    • With his former title greet Macbeth.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)
    • , chapter=1 citation , passage=He read the letter aloud. Sophia listened with the studied air of one for whom, even in these days, a title possessed some surreptitious allurement.}}
  • (legal) Legal right to ownership of a property; a deed or other certificate proving this.
  • In canon law, that by which a beneficiary holds a benefice.
  • A church to which a priest was ordained, and where he was to reside.
  • The name of a book, film, musical piece, painting, or other work of art.
  • A publication.
  • A section or division of a subject, as of a law or a book.
  • (mostly, in the plural) A written title, credit, or caption shown with a film, video, or performance.
  • (bookbinding) The panel for the name, between the bands of the back of a book.
  • The subject of a writing; a short phrase that summarizes the entire topic.
  • A division of an act of Congress or Parliament.
  • (sports) The recognition given to the winner of a championship in sports.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2012, date=May 13, author=Phil McNulty, work=BBC Sport
    • , title= Man City 3-2 QPR , passage=With some City fans already leaving the stadium in tears, Edin Dzeko equalised in the second of five minutes of stoppage time before Sergio Aguero scored the goal that won the title .}}
  • * 1997 , David Kenneth Wiggins, Glory Bound: Black Athletes in a White America
    • Equally disadvantageous to Jackson was the fact that other than the Jacksonville Athletic Club and the National Sporting Club, virtually no organization was willing to sponsor a title fight between a black fighter and a white one.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * abstract of title * end titles * entitle * job title * long title * running title * short title * subtitle * supertitle * surtitle * title character * title track * Torrens title * working title

    Verb

    (titl)
  • To assign a title to; to entitle.

    • 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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