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unlicensed

[ uhn-lahy-suhnst ]

adjective

  1. having no license.
  2. done or undertaken without license or permission; unauthorized.
  3. unrestrained; unbridled.


unlicensed

/ ʌˈɪəԲ /

adjective

  1. having no licence

    an unlicensed restaurant

  2. without permission; unauthorized
  3. unrestrained or lawless
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of unlicensed1

First recorded in 1600–10; un- 1 + license ( def ) + -ed 2( def )
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Example Sentences

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In 2020 she received baby face collagen injections - designed to make the face appear more plump - from an unlicensed clinic opened by a close friend.

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Use these tips to avoid scams and unlicensed contractors as you rebuild after a wildfire.

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Westminster City Council's ban is until further notice and applies to all licensed and unlicensed buskers and street entertainers in the area.

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Sometimes dubbed the "gunshine state", Florida was one of about 30 states where, until 2024, private, unlicensed sellers could sell firearms, for example at gun shows and online, without doing background checks.

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The council said it had prosecuted seven people for 21 separate offences since September last year, and that it "regularly seized equipment from unlicensed buskers, including in and around Leicester Square".

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