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Definitions for Franchise
[1] a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
[2] the right or license granted by a company to an individual or group to market its products or services in a specific territory.
[3] a store, restaurant, or other business operating under such a license.
[4] the territory over which such a license extends.
[5] the right to vote: to guarantee the franchise of every citizen.
[6] a privilege arising from the grant of a sovereign or government, or from prescription, which presupposes a grant.
[7] Sports . the right to own or operate a professional sports team as a member of a league. a professional sports team. a player of great talent or popular appeal, considered vitally important to a team's success or future.
[8] a set of creative works and related merchandise that share a fictional world, as films, television shows, books, or games:the Star Wars franchise; the Pokémon franchise.
[9] a legal immunity or exemption from a particular burden, exaction, or the like.
[10] Obsolete . freedom, especially from imprisonment, servitude, or moral restraint.
[11] to grant (an individual, company, etc.) a franchise: The corporation has just franchised our local dealer.
[12] enfranchise.
[13] the franchise the right to vote, esp for representatives in a legislative body; suffrage
[14] any exemption, privilege, or right granted to an individual or group by a public authority, such as the right to use public property for a business
[15] commerce authorization granted by a manufacturing enterprise to a distributor to market the manufacturer's products
[16] the full rights of citizenship
[17] films a film that is or has the potential to be part of a series and lends itself to merchandising
[18] (in marine insurance) a sum or percentage stated in a policy, below which the insurer disclaims all liability
[19] (tr) commerce , mainly US and Canadian to grant (a person, firm, etc) a franchise
[20] an obsolete word for enfranchise
Words related to Franchise
charter, prerogative, exemption, patent, freedom, suffrage, privilege, immunity, vote, ballot, authorization
Words nearby Franchise
francesca, francesca da rimini, francescatti, franceschetti's syndrome, franche-comté, franchise, franchise clause, franchisee, franchiser, franchot, francia
Origin of Franchise
1250–1300; Middle English < Old French, derivative of franc free. See frank1
Other words from Franchise
fran·chis·a·ble , adjective
fran·chis·a·bil·i·ty , noun
fran·chise·ment [fran -chahyz-muh nt, -chiz-] /ˈfræn tʃaɪz mənt, -tʃɪz-/ , noun
o·ver·fran·chised , adjective
sub·fran·chise , noun, verb (used with object), sub·fran·chised, sub·fran·chis·ing.
un·fran·chised , adjective
Word origin for Franchise
C13: from Old French, from franchir to set free, from franc free; see frank
Synonyms for Franchise
authorization, ballot, charter, exemption, freedom, immunity, patent, prerogative, privilege, suffrage, vote