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- pronunciation:
- fraen
chaIz
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a right or privilege conferred by a government, esp. the right to vote or the rights and powers of incorporation.
New Zealand granted the franchise to women in 1893.- similar words:
- charter, concession, liberty
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| definition 2: |
a right granted by a commercial enterprise to sell a product or service in a limited territory.
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| definition 3: |
the territory in which such a right may be exercised.
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| related words: |
chain, concession, freedom, grant, license |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
franchises, franchising, franchised |
| definition 1: |
to allow (someone) the right to sell one's product or service.
franchise a dealer |
| definition 2: |
to grant the rights of citizenship to, esp. the right to vote; enfranchise.
- antonyms:
- disfranchise
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| derivation: |
franchisement (n.) |
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