Licence
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Standard spelling of the noun form of license.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: Alternative spelling of license, generally considered to be erroneous. The verb form is normally spelt license. Alternative spelling of license.
Example sentence: I don't have my pilot's licence anymore, but I'm still very political.
License
Part of speech: verb
Definition: The act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization.Authorize officially.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A legal document giving official permission to do something; a permit.The legal terms under which a person is allowed to use a product, especially software.Freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech).Excessive freedom; lack of due restraint.An academic degree, the holder of which is called a licentiate, ranking slightly below doctorate, awarded by certain European and Latin-American universities.
Example sentence: Why did Google, for example, recently decide to offer free 411 service? I haven't talked to people at Google, but it's pretty clear to me why. It's because of speech recognition. It has nothing to do with 411 service: it has to do with getting a database of voices, so they don't have to license speech technology from Nuance or someone else.