licensed
Having been issued with a licence (by the required authority).
Example
“Only licensed exterminators can purchase rat poison in this state.”
Other meanings
Allowed to sell alcohol.
Authorized by licence.
“Even licensed fishing has a major effect on the fish population in the river.”
Related words
- multilicensed
- nonlicensed
- overlicensed
- underlicensed
- licensed premises
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “licensed” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.