copyright
🇺🇸
/ˈkɑːpiraɪt/
🇬🇧
/ˈkɒpiraɪt/
noun
C1
The legal right to control who can copy, publish, or use a creative work.
You need permission to use this image because it is protected by copyright.
adjective
R
Protected by law from being copied without permission.
This is copyright material that cannot be shared without authorization.
verb
R
To get legal protection for a creative work.
The author will copyright her new book to prevent unauthorized copying.
translation
The legal right to control who can copy, publish, or use a creative work.
Protected by law from being copied without permission.
To get legal protection for a creative work.
Word Forms
3rd Present
copyrights
Past
copyrighted
Perfect
copyrighted
Progressive
copyrighting
Plural
copyrights