# licensed

Pronunciation: say "LY-suhnst" /ˈlaɪsənst/

## Adjective

1. Having been formally granted a license by the authority required to issue it.
   - Simple: Having official permission from the right authority to do a job or activity.
   - _Only a licensed contractor may pull permits for major structural work._
   - _She has been a licensed pharmacist for over a decade._
2. Permitted under a license to sell alcoholic beverages, as a bar or restaurant is.
   - Simple: Allowed by law to sell alcoholic drinks like beer and wine.
   - _The new bistro became fully licensed just before the holidays._
   - _Only licensed venues may serve spirits past midnight._
4. Based on existing intellectual property and sold under a license granted by the rights holder.
   - Simple: Made using characters or ideas owned by someone else, with their permission, and then sold.
   - _The licensed video game drew on decades of comic-book lore._
   - _Sales of licensed merchandise spiked after the film's release._
5. Permitted or authorized through the granting of an official license.
   - Simple: Officially allowed because the right permission has been given.
   - _The technology is licensed for medical applications only._
   - _Each track on the album is fully licensed for streaming._

## Verb

3. Simple past and past participle of license. — simple past and past participle of license
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of license. Use it for giving official permission that already happened.
   - _The state licensed her to practice medicine in 2010._
   - _The studio licensed its characters to a toy manufacturer._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/licensed (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).