licensing
licensing — noun
1. the process in which a government, company, or rights holder formally gives perm
the process in which a government, company, or rights holder formally gives permission to operate, sell, use, or copy something.
Restaurant licensing in Hualien now includes a short food safety class.
compound noun: restaurant licensing
Music licensing let Noor clear three old songs for the travel video.
compound noun: music licensing
The city's licensing of street vendors slowed down before the Lantern Festival.
Software licensing took longer because the hospital needed approval in two countries.
After tighter firearm licensing, fewer new gun shops opened near the station.
- authorization
broader and more bureaucratic; often refers to one approval rather than the whole process
- approval
wider and less legal; someone in charge simply says yes
- certification
focuses on meeting a standard, not always on getting legal permission
- prohibition
a rule that refuses or blocks the permission from being granted
文法句型
licensing of + [person/business/content]
[area] + licensing
用法筆記
Usually uncountable. Often appears in compound nouns that name the area affected, such as music licensing, software licensing, or restaurant licensing. Use 'license' instead when you mean the document or the permission itself.
常見錯誤
licensing — verb
1. giving a person, business, or piece of content formal permission to operate, sel
giving a person, business, or piece of content formal permission to operate, sell, use, copy, or broadcast something, usually through an official approval or contract.
The state is licensing two new pharmacies in Tainan this spring.
be licensing + business
Mei's company is licensing the cartoon rabbit characters for school lunch boxes.
licensing + content for product use
The board delayed licensing tour guides until the new safety test was ready.
The studio is licensing the drama to broadcasters in Brazil and Chile.
Nothing in the contract is licensing the builder to cut down those trees.
- authorizing
slightly broader; may not involve a formal license document
- approving
weaker and more general; does not always grant a legal right
- permitting
plain everyday choice; less focused on formal process
文法句型
be licensing + [person/business/content]
licensing + [object] + to + verb
licensing + [content] + to + [buyer]
用法筆記
Usually takes a direct object naming who or what receives permission: a driver, a shop, a song, a film, or a product line. The subject is often a government body, company, agreement, or rule rather than an ordinary person. When the focus is the overall process, use the noun sense instead.