television licence
noun/ˈtelɪvɪʒn laɪsns/
/ˈtelɪvɪʒn laɪsns/
(also TV licence)
- (in Britain) official permission to watch television programmes on television as they are broadcast or to watch TV programmes at any time on BBC iPlayer (a catch-up service). The cost of this (the licence fee) is decided every year by the government. A licence lasts for one year. The money collected in this way is used to pay for BBC television and radio programmes.
- You can buy a TV licence online.
- Most households in the UK are required to have a television licence.
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