(in Britain英国)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.您可以在线购买电视许可证。
Most households in the UK are required to have a television licence.英国的大多数家庭都必须拥有电视牌照。