licence
/ˈlaɪ.səns/(noun)
AWL Sublist 5CEFR B2IELTS Band 7.0 - 9.0
Academic Definition
A permit from an authority to own or use something, do a particular thing, or carry on a trade.
Key Academic Collocations
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licencelicenselicensinglicensedunlicensed
Lexical Alternatives (Synonyms)
permitcertificateauthorizationwarrantaccreditation
Academic Sample Sentences in Context
"Municipal transit authorities revoked the operating licence of the commercial freight carrier following repeated safety violations."
"The table shows that the proportion of adolescents acquiring a formal driving licence declined steadily between 2005 and 2020."
"Pharmaceutical laboratories must secure an official regulatory licence before marketing experimental vaccines to the public."
IELTS Examiner Scoring Strategy (Lexical Resource)
Spelling: in British English, 'licence' is the NOUN and 'license' is the VERB. In American English, 'license' is used for both.