how to pronounce license

/ˈlaɪsəns/

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license is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of license in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… school got her license became licensed …”

meaning of license

License is a document that authorizes the holder to do something.

license frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word license occurs in english on average 20.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics license can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that license can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;