What does franchise mean?

Definitions for franchise
ˈfræn tʃaɪzfran·chise

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. franchisenoun

    an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place

  2. franchise, dealershipnoun

    a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area

  3. franchise, enfranchisementverb

    a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)

  4. franchiseverb

    grant a franchise to

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. FRANCHISEnoun

    Etymology: franchise, French.

    They granted them markets, and other franchises, and erected corporate towns among them. John Davies, on Ireland.

    His gracious edict the same franchise yields
    To all the wild increase of woods and fields. Dryden.

    There are other privileges granted unto most of the corporations, that they shall not be travelled forth of their own franchises. Edmund Spenser, State of Ireland.

  2. To Franchiseverb

    To enfranchise; to make free; to keep free.

    Etymology: from the noun.

    I lose no honour
    In seeking to augment it; but still keep
    My bosom franchis’d, and allegiance clear. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

ChatGPT

  1. franchise

    A franchise is a business model in which an individual or a company (the franchisee) is legally authorized to operate a business under the brand name, trademarks, and business strategies of an established company (the franchisor), in exchange for an initial fee and ongoing royalties or fees. This allows the franchisee to benefit from the franchisor's proven business model, reputation, marketing, and support. Common examples of franchises include fast-food chains, convenience stores, and fitness centers.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Franchiseadjective

    exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty

  2. Franchiseadjective

    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

  3. Franchiseadjective

    the district or jurisdiction to which a particular privilege extends; the limits of an immunity; hence, an asylum or sanctuary

  4. Franchiseadjective

    magnanimity; generosity; liberality; frankness; nobility

  5. Franchiseverb

    to make free; to enfranchise; to give liberty to

  6. Etymology: [F., fr. franc, fem. franche, free. See Frank, a.]

Wikidata

  1. Franchise

    Franchise is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. It first appeared in the August 1955 issue of the magazine If: Worlds of Science Fiction, and was reprinted in the collections Earth Is Room Enough and Robot Dreams. It is one of a loosely connected series of stories concerning a fictional computer called Multivac. It is the first story in which Asimov dealt with computers as computers and not as immobile robots.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. 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.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of franchise in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of franchise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of franchise in a Sentence

  1. Sandra Bullock:

    Warner Brothers made this movie before the whole movement, it wasn't so much eight women, but they said this is a franchise that can keep going. What's a fresh way of looking at the franchise? It's with the ladies.

  2. Jim Irsay:

    I think the worst thing you can do is have a mistake and try to keep living with it going forward, for us, it was something we had to move away from as a franchise. It was very obvious.

  3. Jeff Bock:

    With anything that opens to over $100 million, you breach all demographics, the Minions are the stars of the 'Despicable Me' franchise...kids love them, teens love them, and adults love them.

  4. Bob Murray:

    I would like to thank Bruce for his hard work and dedication to the franchise, this was a very difficult decision to make. Bruce is a good coach and character person, and we wish him the best of luck in the future.

  5. Brian Killingsworth:

    We were nine days away from our home opener and deep into planning how we were going to unveil this franchise when the tragedy happened, we asked the players if Golden Knights ' wanted to go out in the community and to a man everybody wanted to visit with the police, fire department, first responders and hospitals.

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