underlicensed

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adjective

Having purchased fewer licences than are legally required.

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Meanings

adjectiveunderlicensed (comparative more underlicensed, superlative most underlicensed)

comparative more underlicensed · superlative most underlicensed

  1. computingHaving purchased fewer licences than are legally required.

    If you are in the situation where the shortfall or deficit is too large, clearly you will need to establish if the installed software that is underlicensed is actually in use and/or required in the business.

    2011, Martyn Hobbs, IT Asset Management: A Pocket Survival Guide, page 31

Origin

From under- + licensed.

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APA

underlicensed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underlicensed

MLA

“underlicensed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underlicensed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underlicensed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underlicensed.

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