Meaning & use
Licenced
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officially authorized or permitted to do, own, or operate something
See it in a sentence
The restaurant is licenced to serve alcohol until midnight.
She became a licenced pharmacist after years of study and training.
A note on using this word
The standard British spelling of 'licensed'; American English typically uses 'licensed' for both the noun and verb forms.
Words with a similar meaning
licensedauthorizedcertified
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Words with an opposite meaning
unlicensedbanned
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