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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kyokashō
"事業を始めるためには特別な許可証が必要です。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An official document, certificate, or permit granting authorization to engage in a specific activity, business, or profession.
"She successfully passed her driving test and finally received her driver's license."
- 1
To grant an official license or permit to someone or an organization to do something.
"The state government licenses restaurants and bars to sell alcoholic beverages."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old French 'licence' (permission, liberty), stemming from Latin 'licentia' (freedom, liberty, license), from 'licēre' (to be permitted or allowed). Historically entering Middle English in the 14th century, the term evolved from general freedom of action to a formal, legally granted document conferring official permission.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "License" is said worldwide
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permis
Transliteration: /pɛʁ.mi/
"Il a obtenu son permis de conduire la semaine dernière."
Lizenz
Transliteration: /liˈtsɛnt͡s/
"Die Software benötigt eine gültige Lizenz zur Aktivierung."
licenza
Transliteration: /liˈt͡ʃɛnt.t͡sa/
"Devi rinnovare la tua licenza di pesca prima di andare al lago."
licencia
Transliteration: /liˈsen.sja/
"Necesita una licencia comercial para abrir su propio negocio."
licença
Transliteration: /liˈsẽ.sɐ/
"O motorista apresentou a sua carta de condução."
लाइसेंस
Transliteration: laisens
"वाहन चलाने के लिए वैध लाइसेंस होना अनिवार्य है।"
许可证
Transliteration: xǔ kě zhèng
"这家餐厅已经获得了经营许可证。"
면허증
Transliteration: myeon-heo-jeung
"그는 운전 면허증을 새로 갱신했습니다."
許可証
Transliteration: kyokashō
"事業を始めるためには特別な許可証が必要です。"
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