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Licence Bank Official Document Permission Payne Lost Driving

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A l______ is an official document which gives you permission to do, use, or own something.A licence is an official document which gives you permission to do, use, or own something.
Payne lost his driving licence a year ago for drink-driving.
The painting was returned to Spain on a temporary import licence.
It gained a licence to operate as a bank from the Bank of England in 1981.
word licence
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A licence is an official document which gives you permission to do, use, or own something.
Payne lost his driving licence a year ago for drink-driving.
The painting was returned to Spain on a temporary import licence.
It gained a licence to operate as a bank from the Bank of England in 1981.
If you say that something gives someone licence or a licence to act in a particular way, you mean that it gives them an excuse to behave in an irresponsible or excessive way.
'Dropping the charges has given racists a licence to kill,' said Jim's aunt.
inflections licences
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