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licensed

Syllables: li·censed/ˈlaɪsənst/

licensed adjective: having been issued with a licence (by the required authority). Also the simple past and past participle of license.

Adjective

licensed (not comparable)

  1. Having been issued with a licence (by the required authority).
    • Only licensed exterminators can purchase rat poison in this state.
    1. Allowed to sell alcohol.
      • The opening hours of licensed premises are restricted to prevent all-night drinking.
  2. Authorized by licence.
    • Even licensed fishing has a major effect on the fish population in the river.
    1. Based on an existing piece of intellectual property and sold under licence.
      • Although they sell well, licensed video games are seldom critically acclaimed.

Also used as

licensed is also the simple past and past participle of license.

licensed meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

licensed in Hindi

authorized by license
अनुज्ञप्त anujñapt

licensed in Tamil

உரிமம் பெற்றவர், உரிமம் பெற்ற

licensed in Marathi

परवानाकृत

licensed in Urdu

لائسنس یافتہ
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licensed in Bengali
লাইসেন্সপ্রাপ্ত, লাইসেন্সকৃত
licensed in Telugu
లైసెన్స్ పొందింది, లైసెన్స్ పొందిన
licensed in Malayalam
ലൈസൻസുള്ളവർ, ലൈസൻസുള്ള
licensed in Kannada
ಪರವಾನಗಿ ಪಡೆದಿದೆ, ಪರವಾನಗಿ ಪಡೆದವರು, ಪರವಾನಗಿ ಪಡೆದ
licensed in Punjabi
ਲਾਇਸੰਸਸ਼ੁਦਾ, ਲਾਇਸੈਂਸਸ਼ੁਦਾ, ਲਾਇਸੈਂਸ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ
licensed in Gujarati
લાઇસન્સ મેળવ્યું, લાઇસન્સ પ્રાપ્ત
licensed in Odia
ଲାଇସେନ୍ସ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ, ଲାଇସେନ୍ସପ୍ରାପ୍ତ
licensed in Nepali
इजाजतपत्र प्राप्त, अनुज्ञप्ति प्राप्त, लाइसेन्स प्राप्त
licensed in Tagalog
lisensiyado

Examples of licensed in a sentence

  • State Wildlife Management areas often offer licensed hunters the opportunity to hunt on public lands.
  • I am licensed to practice law in this state.
  • The filmmakers licensed several iconic 80's songs for the soundtrack.

All 40 example sentences with licensed

Antonyms of licensed

Words formed from licensed

Phrases with licensed

Questions about licensed

What does licensed mean?
Licensed means having been issued with a licence (by the required authority).
What is licensed in Hindi?
Licensed in Hindi is अनुज्ञप्त (anujñapt). See Licensed meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is licensed?
Licensed is an adjective.
How do you pronounce licensed?
Licensed is pronounced /ˈlaɪsənst/.

Words near licensed in the dictionary

  1. license laundering
  2. license plate
  3. license plates
  4. license to print money
  5. license-free
  6. licensed
  7. licensed premises
  8. licensed victualler
  9. licensed victuallers
  10. licensee
  11. licensees

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: licensed (page history and authors); licensed (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); licensed (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); licensed (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); licensed (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); licensed (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); licensed (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); licensed (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); licensed (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); licensed (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); licensed (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); licensed (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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