Definition of franchise Franchise

/fɹæˈnʧajˌz/ - [franchayz] - fran•chise

We found 25 definitions of franchise from 6 different sources.

What does franchise mean?

Noun Plural: franchises
franchise - a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)
		enfranchisement
		legal right a right based in law
		jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
franchise - a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area
		dealership
		business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern, business something that interests you because it is important or affects you; "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern"
franchise - an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place
		concession, grant a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business; "he got the beer concession at the ball park"
Verb franchises, franchising, franchised
franchise - grant a franchise to
		licence, license, certify authorize officially; "I am licensed to practice law in this state"
		commercialism, mercantilism, commerce an economic system (Europe in 18th century) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests

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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.
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.
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 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)
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)
Magnanimity; generosity; liberality; frankness; nobility.
franchise (Verb)
To confer certain powers on; grant a franchise to; authorize.
franchise (Verb)
To set free; invest with a franchise or privilege; enfranchise.

franchise (a.)
Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty.
franchise (a.)
A particular privilege conferred by grant from a sovereign or a government, and vested in individuals; an imunity or exemption from ordinary jurisdiction; a constitutional or statutory right or privilege, esp. the right to vote.
franchise (a.)
The district or jurisdiction to which a particular privilege extends; the limits of an immunity; hence, an asylum or sanctuary.
franchise (a.)
Magnanimity; generosity; liberality; frankness; nobility.
franchise (v. t.)
To make free; to enfranchise; to give liberty to.

franchise
The authorisation granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area.

franchise
fran′chiz, or -chīz, n. liberty: a privilege or exemption belonging to a subject by prescription or conferred by grant: the right of voting for a member of Parliament.—v.t. to enfranchise: to give one the franchise.—ns. Fran′chisement (Spens.), freedom, release; Fran′chiser, one who has the franchise. [O. Fr., from franc, free.]