franchise

fran·chise  (frnchz)

n.

1. A privilege or right officially granted a person or a group by a government, especially:

a. The constitutional or statutory right to vote.

b. The establishment of a corporation's existence.

c. The granting of certain rights and powers to a corporation.

d. Legal immunity from servitude, certain burdens, or other restrictions.

2.

a. Authorization granted to someone to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a certain area.

b. A business or group of businesses established or operated under such authorization.

3. The territory or limits within which immunity, a privilege, or a right may be exercised.

4. A professional sports team.

tr.v. fran·chised, fran·chis·ing, fran·chis·es

To grant a franchise to.

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[Middle English fraunchise, from Old French franchise, from franche, feminine of franc, free, exempt; see frank¹.]

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franchise

Noun

1. the right to vote, esp. for a member of parliament

2. any exemption, privilege, or right granted by a public authority

3. Commerce authorization granted to a distributor to sell a company's goods

Verb

[-chising, -chised]

Commerce chiefly US & Canad to grant (a person, firm, etc.) a franchise [Old French franchir to set free]

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franchise

1. a condition of freedom.
2. a right or privilege, especially the right to vote.

See also: Freedom

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	franchise - an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place concession, grant - a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business; "he got the beer concession at the ball park"
	2.	franchise - a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area dealership business, business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern - a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern"
	3.	franchise - a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote) enfranchisement legal right - a right based in law right to vote, suffrage, vote - a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment; "American women got the vote in 1920" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
Verb	1.	franchise - grant a franchise to commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) licence, license, certify - authorize officially; "I am licensed to practice law in this state"

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franchise

noun 1. authorization, right, permit, licence, charter, privilege, prerogative

noun 2. vote, voting rights, suffrage

Translations

franchise [ˈfræntʃaɪz] n (POL) → derecho al voto, sufragio;

(COMM) → licencia, concesión f

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franchise [ˈfræntʃaɪz] n (Pol) → droit m de vote;

(Comm) → franchise f

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franchise [ˈfræntʃaɪz] n → Wahlrecht nt;

(Comm) → Konzession f, Franchise f

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franchise [ˈfræntʃaɪz] n (POL) → diritto di voto;

(COMM) → concessione f