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Word: franchise (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A business operating under such authorization.
  • A legal exemption from jurisdiction.
  • An acknowledgment of a corporation's existence and ownership.
  • A right or privilege officially granted to a person, a group of people, or a company by a government.
  • obsolete Magnanimity; generosity; liberality; frankness; nobility.
  • The authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area.
  • 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 loose collection of fictional works pertaining to a particular universe, including literary, film, or television series from various sources.
  • The membership of a corporation or state; citizenship.
  • The right to vote at a public election.

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Verb:

  • transitive|rare To set free; invest with a franchise or privilege; enfranchise.
  • transitive To confer certain powers on; grant a franchise to; authorize.

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