Among them: Density restrictions: licenses to sell alcohol aren't handed out unplanned to all comers but are allotted（分配）based on the number of places in an area that already sell alcohol
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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批准；许可
To license a person or activity means to give official permission for the person to do something or for the activity to take place.