different between granted vs licensed

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /???ænt?d/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?????nt?d/

Verb

granted

1. simple past tense and past participle of grant

   He was granted a patent on his invention.

Adverb

granted (not comparable)

1. Used to concede a point, often before stating some contrasting information.

   He's a good student and usually does well. Granted, he did fail that one test, but I think there were good reasons for that.

   "You haven't been a very good father." "Granted."

Synonyms

• admittedly

Translations

Adjective

granted (not comparable)

1. used to mark the premise of a syllogistic argument

   Granted that he has done nothing wrong, he should be set free.

   Granted the lack of evidence, we can make no such conclusion.

Synonyms

• (used to mark the premise of an argument): given

Translations

See also

• take for granted

Anagrams

• drag-net, dragnet

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?la?sn?st/
• Hyphenation: li?censed

Adjective

licensed (not comparable)

1. (of a person or enterprise) having been issued with a licence (by the required authority)

   Only licensed exterminators can purchase rat poison in this state.

   1. (of a shop or restaurant) allowed to sell alcohol

      The opening hours of licensed premises are restricted to prevent all-night drinking.

2. (of an activity) authorized by licence

   Even licensed fishing has a major effect on the fish population in the river.

   1. (of a product) based on an existing piece of intellectual property and sold under licence.

      Although they sell well, licensed video games are seldom critically acclaimed.

Antonyms

• unlicensed

Hyponyms

• GPL-licensed
• tri-licensed

Related terms

Translations

Verb

licensed

1. simple past tense and past participle of license

See also

• licenced

Anagrams

• declines, silenced