franchise

About 4.06 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The right to vote at a public election or referendum; see: suffrage.
2. noun A right or privilege officially granted to a person, a group of people, or a company by a government.
3. noun An acknowledgment of a corporation's existence and ownership.
4. noun The authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area.

   McDonald’s has exported its franchise.

5. noun A business operating under such authorization, a franchisee.
6. noun A legal exemption from jurisdiction.
7. noun The membership of a corporation or state; citizenship.
8. noun The district or jurisdiction to which a particular privilege extends; the limits of an immunity; hence, an asylum or sanctuary.

Similar words

dealership franchisee vote patent voter elector monopoly tenure suffrage lease

Often followed by

to and in was tax is for of agreement

Word family

franchised franchises franchising