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sublicense

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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verb

Meaning 2

to grant a sublicense

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English license English sublicense From sub- + license.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ենթալիցենզիա (entʻalicʻenzia) — license granted by a licensee to a third party, under the authority of the license originally granted by a licensor to the licensee
  • Finnish: alilisenssi — license granted by a licensee to a third party, under the authority of the license originally granted by a licensor to the licensee
  • German: Unterlizenz — license granted by a licensee to a third party, under the authority of the license originally granted by a licensor to the licensee
  • Russian: сублицензия (sublicenzija) — license granted by a licensee to a third party, under the authority of the license originally granted by a licensor to the licensee
  • Turkish: alt lisans — license granted by a licensee to a third party, under the authority of the license originally granted by a licensor to the licensee
  • Finnish: alilisensoida — to grant a sublicense
  • Finnish: myöntää alilisenssi — to grant a sublicense
  • French: sous-licencier — to grant a sublicense
  • German: unterlizenzieren — to grant a sublicense
  • Italian: sublicenziare — to grant a sublicense