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 ...

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franchise

Noun

  1. A right or privilege officially granted to a person, a group of people, or a company by a government.
  2. An acknowledgment of a corporation's existence and ownership.
  3. The authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area.
    McDonalds has exported its franchise.
  4. A business operating under such authorization.
  5. A legal exemption from jurisdiction.
  6. The membership of a corporation or state; citizenship.
  7. The right to vote at a public election.
  8. The district or jurisdiction to which a particular privilege extends; the limits of an immunity; hence, an asylum or sanctuary.
  9. 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.
  10. The positive influence on the buying behavior of customers exerted by the reputation of a company or a brand.
  11. The loose collection of fictional works pertaining to a particular universe, including literary, film or television series from various sources.
    the Star Wars franchise
  12. Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty.
  13. Magnanimity; generosity; liberality; frankness; nobility.

Verb

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


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