license plate

noun

: a plate or tag (as of metal) attesting that a license has been secured and usually bearing a registration number

Examples of license plate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Both classifications require a valid motorcycle license for street operation, as well as DMV registration, license plate, insurance, and full motorcycle equipment, according to prosecutors. —Julie Sharp, CBS News, 2 May 2026

But three people jumped on the hood of a police car, breaking its windshield, before piling into a black Nissan with no license plates and zooming north on 69th St. —Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026

The California Arts Council license plate, by the way, only allows six characters because of a stand of palm trees off to the side. —Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 1 May 2026

Data obtained from the license plates cannot be held for more than 21 days unless there is an active criminal investigation, officials said. —Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1924, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for license plate

• abbreviate
• accelerate
• accommodate
• accumulate
• acuminate
• adjudicate
• adulterate
• affiliate
• agglomerate
• agglutinate
• alleviate
• amalgamate

Kids Definition

license plate

noun

: a plate or tag (as of metal) showing that a license has been gotten and usually bearing a registration number