ALL meanings of franchise
fran·chise
F f - noun franchise business 1
- noun franchise commercial licence 1
- noun franchise right to vote 1
- noun franchise series: concept 1
- noun franchise professional sports team 1
- transitive verb franchise grant a franchise 1
- noun franchise An authorization granted by a government or company to an individual or group enabling them to carry out specified commercial activities, e.g., providing a broadcasting service or acting as an agent for a company's products. 1
- noun franchise a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system. 1
- noun franchise the right or license granted by a company to an individual or group to market its products or services in a specific territory. 1
- noun franchise a store, restaurant, or other business operating under such a license. 1
- noun franchise the territory over which such a license extends. 1
- noun franchise the right to vote: to guarantee the franchise of every citizen. 1
- noun franchise a privilege arising from the grant of a sovereign or government, or from prescription, which presupposes a grant. 1
- noun franchise Sports. the right to own or operate a professional sports team as a member of a league. a professional sports team. a player of great talent or popular appeal, considered vitally important to a team's success or future. 1
- noun franchise a set of creative works and related merchandise that share a fictional world, as films, television shows, books, or games: the Star Wars franchise; the Pokémon franchise. 1
- noun franchise a legal immunity or exemption from a particular burden, exaction, or the like. 1
- noun franchise Obsolete. freedom, especially from imprisonment, servitude, or moral restraint. 1
- verb with object franchise to grant (an individual, company, etc.) a franchise: The corporation has just franchised our local dealer. 1
- verb with object franchise enfranchise. 1
- countable noun franchise A franchise is an authority that is given by an organization to someone, allowing them to sell its goods or services or to take part in an activity which the organization controls. 0
- verb franchise If a company franchises its business, it sells franchises to other companies, allowing them to sell its goods or services. 0
- uncountable noun franchise Franchise is the right to vote in an election, especially one in which people elect a parliament. 0
- noun franchise 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 0
- noun franchise authorization granted by a manufacturing or entertainment enterprise to market its products 0
- noun franchise an organization that holds such an authorization 0
- noun franchise the full rights of citizenship 0
- noun franchise a film, video game, etc that is or has the potential to be part of a series and lends itself to merchandising 0
- noun franchise (in marine insurance) a sum or percentage stated in a policy, below which the insurer disclaims all liability 0
- verb franchise to grant (a person, firm, etc) a franchise 0
- noun franchise freedom from some restriction, servitude, etc. 0
- noun franchise any special right, privilege, or exemption granted by the government, as to be a corporation, operate a public utility, etc. 0
- noun franchise the right to vote; suffrage 0
- noun franchise the right to market a product or provide a service, often exclusive for a specified area, as granted by a manufacturer or company 0
- noun franchise a business granted such a right 0
- noun franchise the right to own a member team as granted by a league in certain professional sports 0
- noun franchise such a member team 0
- verb transitive franchise to grant a franchise to 0
- adjective franchise designating a player on a professional team who is regarded as being essential to that team's success 0
- noun franchise In marine insurance, a franchise is a sum or percentage stated in a policy, below which the insurer does not have liability. 0
- noun franchise A franchise is a type of retail business in which an individual or group is granted the right to market a company's goods or services within a certain territory or location. 0