Overlicensed

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Licensed too much or too widely.

    "By the early 1980s, Gucci was overlicensed, with its logo on every product imaginable from headscarves to key rings to lighters."

  2. 2
    Having purchased more licences than are legally required.

Example

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"By the early 1980s, Gucci was overlicensed, with its logo on every product imaginable from headscarves to key rings to lighters."

Etymology

From over- + licensed.

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