Associations to the word «Franchise»

Wiktionary

FRANCHISE, noun. A right or privilege officially granted to a person, a group of people, or a company by a government.
FRANCHISE, noun. An acknowledgment of a corporation's existence and ownership.
FRANCHISE, noun. The authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area.
FRANCHISE, noun. A business operating under such authorization, a franchisee.
FRANCHISE, noun. A legal exemption from jurisdiction.
FRANCHISE, noun. The membership of a corporation or state; citizenship.
FRANCHISE, noun. The right to vote at a public election.
FRANCHISE, noun. The district or jurisdiction to which a particular privilege extends; the limits of an immunity; hence, an asylum or sanctuary.
FRANCHISE, noun. (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.
FRANCHISE, noun. (business) (marketing) The positive influence on the buying behavior of customers exerted by the reputation of a company or a brand.
FRANCHISE, noun. The loose collection of fictional works pertaining to a particular universe, including literary, film, or television series from various sources.
FRANCHISE, noun. Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty.
FRANCHISE, noun. (obsolete) Magnanimity; generosity; liberality; frankness; nobility.
FRANCHISE, verb. (transitive) To confer certain powers on; grant a franchise to; authorize.
FRANCHISE, verb. (transitive) (rare) To set free; invest with a franchise or privilege; enfranchise.

Dictionary definition

FRANCHISE, noun. An authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place.
FRANCHISE, noun. A business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area.
FRANCHISE, noun. A statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote).
FRANCHISE, verb. Grant a franchise to.

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy