Complete Definition of "franchise"

English

Etymology 1
Old and Modern French, from franc, frank, free + -ise

Noun
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  1. A right or privilege officially granted to a person or a company by a government; an acknowledgment of a corporation's existence and ownership.
  2. The authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area; the grantor or recipient of such authorization.
  3. A legal exemption from jurisdiction.
  4. The membership of a corporation or state; citizenship.
  5. The right of vote|voting at a public election.
  6. An excellent player in a team sport.

Translations
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trans-top|A right or privilege officially granted to a person or a company by a government
Finnish: toimilupa
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trans-top|The authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area; the grantor or recipient of such authorization
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trans-top|A legal exemption from jurisdiction
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trans-top|The membership of a corporation or state; citizenship
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trans-top|The right of voting at a public election
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trans-top|An excellent player in a team sport
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Derived terms
franchisal
franchisee
franchiser
franchisor

Etymology 2
From French franchir

Verb
en-verb|franchis|es

  1. transitive To confer certain powers on; grant a franchise to; authorize.
  2. context|transitive|rare To set free; invest with a franchise or privilege; enfranchise.

Person

Franchise may refer to Jordan McPhee?. A basketball player from Canada.


French

Noun
franchise f

  1. frankness

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Revision and Credits for"franchise"
  • 2007-10-18 12:04 - Jonathan Webley - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/85.12.68.1|85.12.68.1]] ([[User_talk:85.12.68.1|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:AutoFormat|AutoFormat]]

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