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

Zhang then is said to have sent a Chinese official information related to the surveillance, including photos, videos and license plate information from the target's vehicles. — Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026

Police were given the license plate of the vehicle the suspect drove away from the shooting scene in, and he was found at another location and taken into custody, according to court documents. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026

Dubai’s priciest license plate, P7, sold for $15 million in 2023. — semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Zhang allegedly later sent two license plates to the official, which Holt said were registered to the target of their surveillance. — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 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