licencing
li-cen-cing
verb
The act of officially permitting or authorising an activity or product.
"They are licencing new software."
noun
The system or process of granting official permission for an activity.
"The new licencing rules caused debate."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: license, licence, certify, permit
Antonyms: decertify, derecognise, derecognize