franchise

fran·chise

 (frăn′chīz′)

n.

1. A privilege or right granted by law, especially the right to vote in the election of public officials.

2. A special privilege given by government to a corporation or an individual to engage in a particular activity using public facilities, especially to provide a public service such as transportation or communications.

3. The establishment of a corporation, including the granting of certain privileges such as exemption from individual liability for the acts of the corporation.

4.

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.

c. A brand name under which a series of products is released.

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

6. 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

(ˈfræntʃaɪz)

n

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the franchise the right to vote, esp for representatives in a legislative body; suffrage

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) 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

3. (Commerce) commerce authorization granted by a manufacturing enterprise to a distributor to market the manufacturer's products

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the full rights of citizenship

5. (Film) films a film that is or has the potential to be part of a series and lends itself to merchandising

6. (Insurance) (in marine insurance) a sum or percentage stated in a policy, below which the insurer disclaims all liability

vb

7. (Commerce) (tr) commerce chiefly US and Canadian to grant (a person, firm, etc) a franchise

8. an obsolete word for enfranchise

[C13: from Old French, from franchir to set free, from franc free; see frank]

ˈfranchiˌsee n

ˈfranchiser n

franchisement n

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fran•chise

(ˈfræn tʃaɪz)

n., v. -chised, -chis•ing. n.

1. a privilege conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.

2.

a. the right or license granted by a company to an individual or group to market its products or services in a specific territory.

b. the right to own and operate a professional sports team as a member of a league.

3. the right to vote.

4. a legal immunity or exemption from a particular burden, exaction, or the like.

v.t.

5. to grant a franchise to.

[1250–1300; Middle English < Old French, derivative of franc free. See frank1]

fran′chis•a•ble, adj.

fran`chis•a•bil′i•ty, n.

fran•chise•ment (ˈfræn tʃaɪz mənt, -tʃɪz-) n.

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franchise

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

See also: Freedom

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franchise

Past participle: franchised
Gerund: franchising

Imperative

franchise

franchise

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franchise

The right to vote in elections to form a government.

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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 the franchise to build and operate the tunnel

2. vote, voting rights, suffrage, enfranchisement the introduction of universal franchise

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Translations

حَق الأنْتِخابحق مقصور على بيع وشِراء سِلْعَه معيَّنَه

koncesevolební právo

franchisinglicensaftalestemmeret

FranchisingSchutzrechteWahlrecht

concesiónfranquicialicenciasufragio

äänioikeusetuoikeusfranchisefranchising-ottajafranchisingsopimus

droit de vote

franchise

kosningaréttur

concessionecontratto di esclusivadiritto di privativadiritto di voto

balsavimo teisėfranšizė

balsstiesībasfranšize, komercpilnvarojums

stemmerett

licencia

imtiyaz hakkıoy hakkı

赋予特权选举权

franchise

[ˈfræntʃaɪz]

A. N

1. (Pol) → sufragio m

2. (Comm) → concesión f, franquicia f

B. VT (Comm) → otorgar la concesión de, franquiciar

C. CPD franchise holder N → franquiciado/a m/f, concesionario/a m/f

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franchise

[ˈfræntʃaɪz]

n

(POLITICS) (= right to vote) → droit m de vote

(COMMERCE) → franchise f

vt [+ business, service] → franchiser

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franchise

n

(Pol) → Wahlrecht nt

(Comm) → Lizenz f, → Franchise f

vt (Comm) business, name → auf Lizenz vergeben

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franchise

[ˈfræntʃaɪz] n (Pol) → diritto di voto (Comm) → concessione f; (Marine Insurance) → franchigia

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franchise

(ˈfrӕntʃaiz) noun

1. the right to vote. Women did not get the franchise until the twentieth century. stemreg حَق الأنْتِخاب право на гласуване direito de voto volební právo das Wahlrecht stemmeret δικαίωμα ψήφου sufragio valimisõigus حق رای äänioikeus droit de vote זְכוּת הַצבָּעָה मतदान का अधिकार izborno pravo választójog hak suara kosningaréttur diritto di voto 選挙権 선거권 balsavimo teisė balsstiesības hak mengundi stemrechtstemmerett prawo wyborcze امتياز (ددولت له خوا): قانونى حق (په تيره بيا وراى ور كولو حق direito de voto drept de vot право голоса volebné právo volilna pravica pravo glasa rösträtt การได้รับสิทธิในการเลือกตั้ง oy hakkı 選舉權 право голосу حق راۓ دہی quyền bầu cử 选举权

2. the exclusive right to sell or supply a certain product or service. agentskap حق مقصور على بيع وشِراء سِلْعَه معيَّنَه иключително право продажба или доставка на опредлен продукт или услуга franquia koncese das Franchising, die Schutzrechte franchising; licensaftale αποκλειστικό δικαίωμα διάθεσης προϊόντος ή υπηρεσίας licencia, concesión, franquicia ainumüügiõigus امتیاز انحصاری yksinmyyntioikeus franchiseזיכיון विशेष विक्रय अधिकार koncesija, zastupstvo franchise hak menjual atau menyediakan produk/layanan licenza 一手販売権 특권, 독점권 franšizė franšīze, komercpilnvarojums hak menjual produk monopolie van overheidswege, concessiekoncesja امتياز (ددولت له خوا) привилегия povolenie, licencia, koncesia ekskluzivno zastopstvo licenca ensamrätt ใบอนุญาตให้ขายผลิตภัณฑ์ในนามของบริษัทนั้น imtiyaz hakkı 賦予特權 привілей کوئی چیز فروخت کرنے کے خاص حقوق sự cho phép bán hàng hoá hay dịch vụ của một công ty ở một vùng 赋予特权

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