franchises

Meanings

Noun

• an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place
• a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area
• a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)
• plural of franchise

Verb

• grant a franchise to

Synonyms

dealership, enfranchisement, franchise