colicense

colicense verb: to license jointly.

Verb

colicense (third-person singular simple present colicenses, present participle colicensing, simple past and past participle colicensed)

(transitive) To license jointly.
- To stay alive during the 13 years it took to bring its product to market, ICOS chose to colicense all the products it was developing.2003, Ranjay Gulati, Mohanbir Sawhney, Anthony Paoni, Kellogg on Technology & Innovation, page 334

colicense (plural colicenses)

A joint license.
- […] Turbomixer division of General American was approached by the Shell Development Company. We were offered and accepted an exclusive license in the United States and in Canada for the chemical industry, and a colicense with Lummus Company in the field of petroleum refining.1954 June, Paul Talmey, Gregoire Gutzeit, “Research in a Highly Diversified Corporation”, in The Analysts Journal, volume 10, numbers 3 (Proceedings, Seventh Annual Convention, National Federation of...

Verb
third-person singular present	colicenses
present participle	colicensing
past participle	colicensed
past	colicensed
Noun
plural	colicenses

From co- + license.

What does colicense mean?: Colicense means to license jointly.
What part of speech is colicense?: Colicense can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of colicense?: The past tense of colicense is colicensed.

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