franchise.
The right to vote at a public election or referendum; see: suffrage.
Meaning & usage
The right to vote at a public election or referendum; see: suffrage.
A right or privilege officially granted to a person, a group of people, or a company by a government.
An acknowledgment of a corporation's existence and ownership.
The authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area.
McDonald’s has exported its franchise.
A business operating under such authorization, a franchisee.
A legal exemption from jurisdiction.
The membership of a corporation or state; citizenship.
The district or jurisdiction to which a particular privilege extends; the limits of an immunity; hence, an asylum or sanctuary.
The collection of organizations in the history of a sports team; the tradition of a sports team as an entity, extending beyond the contemporary organization.
The Whalers' home city of Hartford was one of many for the franchise.
He devoted almost his full cricket career to playing county cricket for seven franchises until he earned a maiden callup at 35.
The positive influence on the buying behavior of customers exerted by the reputation of a company or a brand.
The loose collection of fictional works pertaining to a particular fictional universe, including literary, film, or television series from various sources, generally when all authorized by a copyright holder or similar authority.
the Star Wars franchise
Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty.
Magnanimity; generosity; liberality; frankness; nobility.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English franchise, fraunchise, from Old French franchise (“freedom”), a derivative of franc (“free”). More at frank.
To confer certain powers on; grant a franchise to; authorize.
To set free; invest with a franchise or privilege; enfranchise.
To give to others the rights to sell or distribute (goods or services).
Where this word comes from
From Middle English franchisen, fraunchisen, from Old French franchir (stem franchiss-, “to set free”), from franc (“free”). More at frank.
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