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[Richard Meyer]

>>>No, the noun and verb are both "licence". The "license" variant is the
same
>>>word with the American spelling and has no place in .au or .uk English.
>>
>>
>The noun and the verb are separate words.

>> Ooops, sorry. I thought it was like practice/practise because the
>> Americans use license for both noun and verb plus I wasn't aware of
>> a British use for license as a noun.

>Wrong, licence is the noun, license is the verb. Reference Macquarie dict,

>recent edition, Oxford Dict dad's copy (read old ediition).

>Using one spelling is just dumbing down for the Americans.

>Alex

I wasn't going to get involved with this, but according to the online
version of the OED at work, you're right (all of you). The verb is license,
but licence is also used - see second definition.

licence   n.  (US license) 1 a permit from an authority to own or use
          something (esp.  a dog, gun, television set, or vehicle), do
          something (esp. marry, print something, preach, or drive on a
          public road), or carry on a trade (esp. in alcoholic liquor).  2
          leave, permission (have I your licence to remove the fence?).  3
          a liberty of action, esp. when excessive; disregard of law or
          propriety, abuse of freedom.  b licentiousness.  4 a writer's or
          artist's irregularity in grammar, metre, perspective, etc., or
          deviation from fact, esp. for effect (poetic licence).  5 a
          university certificate of competence in a faculty.  ▄license
          plate US the number plate of a licensed vehicle.  [ME f. OF f. L
          licentia f.  licere be lawful: -se by confusion with LICENSE]

license   v.tr.  (also licence) 1 grant a licence to (a person).  2
<===========================
          authorize the use of (premises) for a certain purpose, esp.  the
          sale and consumption of alcoholic liquor.  3 authorize the
          publication of (a book etc.) or the performance of (a play).  4
          archaic allow.  ▄licensed victualler see VICTUALLER.
          ▄▄licensable adj.  licenser n.  licensor n.  [ME f.  LICENCE:
          -se on analogy of the verbs PRACTISE, PROPHESY, perh. after
          ADVISE, where the sound differs from the corresp. noun]


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