license plate
noun
: a plate or tag (as of metal) attesting that a license has been secured and usually bearing a registration number
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The women were in a 2024 BMW with a California license plate 9KHN768, deputies said.
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Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
He was charged with official misconduct, offering a false instrument, aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, operating without insurance, and driving with a facsimile license plate.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
The trooper conducted a COLLECT/NCIC DMV registration query on the temporary license plate, which showed it was assigned to a silver 2014 BMW 640, and the vehicle owner was listed as Milton L Westley, according to the warrant affidavit.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
Compared to traditional funding sources, which often come with long approval processes and limited flexibility, the revenue from the license plate could provide a more consistent and accessible stream of financial support.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
He was charged with official misconduct, offering a false instrument, aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, operating without insurance, and driving with a facsimile license plate.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
The trooper conducted a COLLECT/NCIC DMV registration query on the temporary license plate, which showed it was assigned to a silver 2014 BMW 640, and the vehicle owner was listed as Milton L Westley, according to the warrant affidavit.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
Compared to traditional funding sources, which often come with long approval processes and limited flexibility, the revenue from the license plate could provide a more consistent and accessible stream of financial support.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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“License plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/license%20plate. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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