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How do you spell license?

L-I-C-E-N-S-E

License is spelled L-I-C-E-N-S-E in American English, and that is the spelling used throughout this site. Licence with a c is the British noun, so it is a regional variant rather than an error. Whichever you type, the terms for our stock photos are at /license/.

Spelling tip

American English uses license for both noun and verb; British English writes the noun licence with a c and the verb license with an s.

What it means

A license is the permission that tells you what you may do with stock photos you download. The terms for this site live on the license page.

Common misspellings

  • licence → license
  • lisence → license
  • liscense → license
  • licensce → license
  • lincense → license

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How do you spell stock photos?

Stock photos are ready-made pictures licensed for use in websites, ads, print and social media instead of commissioning a new shoot. On Cheap Stock Photos every file is an 8K JPG you can download in one click.

How do you spell stock images?

Stock images is the broader term for licensed pictures of any kind, covering stock photos, renders and illustrations that are ready to download and use.

How do you spell royalty-free?

Royalty-free means you download or pay once and then use the picture as often as you like without per-use fees. It does not mean the picture is free of copyright.

How do you spell photograph?

A photograph is a still picture captured by a camera or, in the case of AI-assisted stock photos, produced to look like one. It is the long form of photo.