licenses 1 of 2

noun

variants or licences
Definition of licensesnext
plural of license
1
as in permissions
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something the company is seeking license to operate several more power plants in the state

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2
as in delegations
the granting of power to perform various acts or duties a restaurant owner has to get a license to serve food and drink

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3
as in authorizations
the right to act or move freely military commanders on the ground must be granted considerable license, as wars cannot be micromanaged by people back in Washington

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licenses

2 of 2

verb

variants also licences
present tense third-person singular of license
as in enables
to give official or legal power to a state statute licenses county sheriffs to choose their own deputies

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for licenses
  1. permissions
  2. delegations
  3. authorizations
  4. enables
  5. latitudes
  6. promotions
  7. freedoms
Noun
  • That said, the advice for users isn’t actually to monitor after the fact, of course, but to stop granting these permissions in the first place.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The other permissions that should never be granted to any app unless absolutely necessary is Accessibility Services, which are system tools that can be abused by malware to take control of devices and their key system functions.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of permissions
Noun
  • More than 100 nations sent delegations to report on how their governments was promoting religious freedom.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Heavyweight delegations from Spain, Australia and Saudi Arabia used Film Bazaar as a platform to pitch incentives and co-productions and to discuss distribution opportunities.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of delegations
Noun
  • Costs are rising, and insurers are using more controls such as prior authorizations and doctor networks to manage them.
    TOM MURPHY and DEVI SHASTRI, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Dec. 2024
  • UnitedHealthcare provides coverage for more than 49 million Americans; it was named in October in a Senate report detailing how its denial rate for prior authorizations for some Medicare Advantage patients has surged.
    Michael Balsamo and Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of authorizations
Verb
  • This capability enables organizations to sustain a cohesive online presence and foster deeper connections with their audiences.
    Michael Benedek, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The reason is customers’ immediate reaction is Cato enables them to get so much done with so little investment.
    Peter Cohan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of enables
Noun
  • That could mean displays of Northern Lights at more southerly latitudes than is typical for at least the next year.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The colorful displays are a beautiful byproduct of that process, typically visible only at high latitudes.
    Denise Chow, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of latitudes
Noun
  • Executives quickly rolled out value meals and promotions to try to win people back, especially lower-income consumers who’d long been the company’s base.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The company enables hyper-personalization efforts in its mobile app to offer promotions to its customers based on their location, which can change depending on the time of day, commutes and Starbucks locations.
    Michael Benedek, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of promotions
Noun
  • Last month, the country sent a clear message rejecting the radical policies of the past few years and choosing instead a path of common sense, constitutional order, and preserving our freedoms.
    Rich Lowry, National Review, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Even as society works to dismantle traditional gender boundaries, men and women still envy certain freedoms, qualities or advantages associated with the other.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of freedoms
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