franchise
franchise Lexical Profile
franchise Game Scores & Validity
• noun
An authorization granted by a company to an individual or group, enabling them to carry out specified commercial activities, or a local business branch operating under such an authorization.
"They decided to invest their savings in opening a popular fast-food franchise near the highway."
A series of related media works, such as films, books, or video games, featuring the same characters or fictional universe.
"The studio hopes the new superhero movie will launch a lucrative cinematic franchise."
North American A professional sports team that is a member of an organized league.
"The billionaire purchased the struggling basketball franchise and promised to build a new arena."
The right to vote in public, political elections (typically preceded by 'the').
"In the early twentieth century, activists campaigned tirelessly to extend the franchise to women."
• verb
To grant a license to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory, or to expand a business through such licenses.
"After the bakery proved successful in three cities, the founders decided to franchise the business nationwide."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Old French 'franchise' (freedom, privilege, immunity), derived from 'franc' (free), which originally referred to a member of the Germanic Frankish people who held full citizen rights in Gaul.