Noun
a fee paid to the government for the privilege of being licensed to do something (as selling liquor or practicing medicine)
Source: WordNetAll 50 states impose vehicle license fee. Source: Internet
And those who hate us can take solace in the fact that they aren't subsidizing Bill's bombast; we payers of the BBC license fee don't enjoy that peace of mind. Source: Internet
China might have to pay a license fee to Gilead to make this happen. Source: Internet
According to our source, the license fee under the Universal License Regime will now be based on a 3% surrender of gross turnover, instead of a fixed annual license fee. Source: Internet
Among the backers were numerous business organizations including Rob Hooper, head of the Northern Nevada Development Authority who said his board of directors voted this week to "fully back" the proposed business license fee. Source: Internet
Design and produce a custom SoC with the widely-deployed Cortex-M0 and Cortex-M3 processors, with no upfront license fee. Source: Internet