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Meaning
Noun
●
The right to
vote
at a public
election
or
referendum
; see:
suffrage
,
suffrage
tte.
●
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.
●
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.
●
In Sports:
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.
●
In Business & Marketing:
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.
●
Exemption from
constraint
or
oppression
;
freedom
; liberty.
●
Magnanimity;
generosity
;
liberality
;
frankness
; nobility.
Verb
●
To
confer
certain
powers on
;
grant
a
franchise
to; authorize.
●
To
set free
;
invest
with a
franchise
or
privilege
; enfranchise.
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Origin
franchise
English
franchisen
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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