English noun: franchise | |||
1. | franchise (communication) an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place | ||
Broader (hypernym) | concession, grant | ||
2. | franchise (group) a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area | ||
Synonyms | dealership | ||
Broader (hypernym) | business, business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern | ||
3. | franchise (attribute) a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote) | ||
Synonyms | enfranchisement | ||
Broader (hypernym) | legal right | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | right to vote, suffrage, vote | ||
Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
English verb: franchise | |||
1. | franchise (social) grant a franchise to | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | certify, licence, license | ||
Domain category | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | ||