Translation

許可証 / 免許 / 許可する

Meaning

License is an official permit, especially in American English, and it is also the verb meaning to give official permission. You can have a driver's license, and a government can license a business. In British English, the noun is usually licence.

Examples

• 彼女は先月、運転免許を取得しました。
  She got her driver's license last month.
• その会社は医療機器を販売する許可を受けています。
  The company is licensed to sell medical devices.