license vs permit

license

verb
  • To give formal authorization to use. 

  • To give permission or freedom to; accept. 

  • To authorize officially. 

  • To acquire authorization to use, usually in exchange for compensation. 

  • To permit (as grammatically correct). 

noun
  • The legal terms under which a person is allowed to use a product, especially software. 

  • A legal document giving official permission to do something; a permit. 

  • Freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behaviour or speech). 

  • Excessive freedom; lack of due restraint. 

permit

verb
  • To grant formal authorization for (something). 

  • To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for. 

  • To allow for, to make something possible. 

  • To allow, to admit (of). 

  • To attempt to obtain or succeed in obtaining formal authorization for (something). 

  • To allow (someone) to do something; to give permission to. 

noun
  • A pompano of the species Trachinotus falcatus. 

  • An artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal. 

  • A learner's permit. 

How often have the words license and permit occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )