licensee

noun

li·​cens·​ee ˌlī-sᵊn(t)-ˈsē How to pronounce licensee (audio)
: one that is licensed

Examples of licensee in a Sentence

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The Dormitory Authority suspended new loans to licensees on new properties. Ashley Southall, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025 NewsGuard provides full exclusion lists only to licensees, so declined the request. Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025 The Premier League say their match footage is only made available to official broadcast licensees and partners and that any unauthorized use outside these relationships would be an infringement of the Premier League’s rights. Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025 Ben & Jerry’s went on to sue Unilever for selling its business in Israel to a licensee there, allowing for marketing in the West Bank and Israel to continue. Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for licensee

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1864, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of licensee was circa 1864

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“Licensee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/licensee. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

Legal Definition

licensee

noun
li·​cens·​ee ˌlīs-ᵊn-ˈsē How to pronounce licensee (audio)
: one to whom a license is given
a patent licensee
specifically : one (as a firefighter in the course of his or her duty) who is on the property of another by authority of law or by the consent or invitation of the possessor see also bare licensee, social guest compare invitee, trespasser

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