Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underlicensed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-li-censed
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having purchased fewer licences than are legally required.

Example Sentences

"If you are in the situation where the shortfall or deficit is too large, clearly you will need to establish if the installed software that is underlicensed is actually in use and/or required in the business."

Etymology

From under- + licensed.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: under

Inflected Forms

more underlicensed (comparative) most underlicensed (superlative)

Questions

What does underlicensed mean?: Having purchased fewer licences than are legally required.
Where does underlicensed come from?: From under- + licensed.

How to pronounce underlicensed

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