Sublicense
noun, verb
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A license granted by a licensee to a third party, under the authority of the license originally granted by a licensor to the licensee.
"Joe received a license from McDonald's to develop twenty McDonald's restaurants in Dearborn, which included permission to grant a sublicense to the individual restaurant managers."
Verb
- 1 to grant a sublicense
Example
More examples"Joe received a license from McDonald's to develop twenty McDonald's restaurants in Dearborn, which included permission to grant a sublicense to the individual restaurant managers."
Etymology
From sub- + license.
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