sublicense.
A license granted by a licensee to a third party, under the authority of the license originally granted by a licensor to the licensee.
Meaning & usage
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.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English license English sublicense From sub- + license.
to grant a sublicense
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English license English sublicense From sub- + license.
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