FRANCHISE
Franchise
Franchise generally means a right or privilege. It may refer to: Suffrage, the civil right to vote, Jurisdictions used to be treated as property rights, and could be referred to as franchises, Franchising, a business method that involves licensing of trademarks and methods of doing business, such as: Chain store, retail outlets which share a brand and central management, An exclusive right, for example to sell branded merchandise, Media franchise, ownership of the characters and setting of a film, video game, book, etc., particularly in North American usage, Rail franchising in Great Britain, A television franchise, a right to operate a television network, A cable ...The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Franchise
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franchise
Noun
- 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.
- McDonalds has exported its franchise.
- A business operating under such authorization.
- A legal exemption from jurisdiction.
- The membership of a corporation or state; citizenship.
- The right to vote at a public election.
- The district or jurisdiction to which a particular privilege extends; the limits of an immunity; hence, an asylum or sanctuary.
- 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.
- The Whalers' home city of Hartford was one of many for the franchise.
- 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 universe, including literary, film or television series from various sources.
- the Star Wars franchise
- 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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