franchise

Noun
  1. An authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place (synset 106538802)
    is a type of: concession, grant - a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business
  2. A business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area (synset 108077029)
    is a type of: business, business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern - a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
    same as: dealership
  3. A statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote) (synset 105194714)
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: legal right - a right based in law
    subtypes: right to vote, suffrage, vote - a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment
    same as: enfranchisement
Verb
  1. Grant a franchise to (synset 202452407)
    referred to in: commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
    is a type of: certify, licence, license - authorize officially

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