From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtelevision licenceˈtelevision ˌlicence noun [countable] TCBPETan official piece of paper that you need to buy in Britain in order to legally use a television in your home
Examples from the Corpus
television licence• I've never yet met a claimant who could afford a television licence.• This clearly does not leave much money for other items such as a television licence and rental, or holidays.• Loss of self-control in cricket is on a par with evasion of payment for a television licence.• Of course, buying a television means you will need a television licence as well. 