Betekenis van licence In het Nederlands

• 0 an official document that gives you permission to own, do, or use something, usually after you have paid money and/or taken a test:

  • a dog licence

  • a driving licence ( US driver's license)

  • a TV licence

  • As parents, they allowed their children very little licence.

  • [ + to infinitive ] He was given licence to reform the organization.

  • It's a German product, made under licence in British factories.

• 1 another spelling of license

• 2 an official document from the government, court, etc. that gives you permission to do, have, or own something:

  • a driving/driver's/pilot's licence The bank will insist you produce a driving licence or passport as a form of ID.

  • a business/operating licence

  • a gun/firearms licence

  • If there is any delay, the licence holder can be fined.

  • grant/issue a licence The council granted a licence that allowed the premises to stay open until 3 am.

  • have/hold/get a licence

  • own/apply for/renew a licence

  • refuse/suspend/take away a licence

  • a licence expires/runs out

• 3 permission given by a company to produce or use something that they have created or that belongs to them:

  • a software/publishing licence

  • licence for sth A licence for PC network use costs £900.

  • licence to do sth a licence to publish the book throughout the world

• 4 permission or freedom to do what you want:

  • licence to do sth

  • He thought his position allowed him licence to be rude.

• 5 a situation in which a person or organization is given the permission or opportunity to become very rich without much effort:

  • Healthcare should not be seen as a licence to print money for the private sector.

• 6 with permission from the person or company who has created a product:

  • It can appoint a foreign company to manufacture its product under licence.