Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

licensing

/lˈaɪsənsɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables: li-cens-ing
IPA: /lˈaɪsənsɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of license

noun

A giving of license to do something; sanction.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"To fence Truth about with prohibition and licensings, the weak inventions of fear and policy, is to doubt her strength, and vainly to imagine that she needs our protection in the battle that she is for ever waging with falsehood and with error."
"As a result of these irregular ordinations and licensings, a rupture occurred between prorevival ministers in southern Kentucky and more conservative members of the Synod of Kentucky."

Usage

Inflected Forms

licensings (plural)

Derived Forms

prelicensing

Phrases

licensing context licensing fee naked licensing self-licensing

Synonyms

licensure

Questions

How do you pronounce licensing?: The recorded pronunciation is /lˈaɪsənsɪŋ/.
What does licensing mean?: present participle and gerund of license

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