franchise
/ˈfɹænt͡ʃaɪ̯z/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.29 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A right or privilege officially granted to a person, a group of people, or a company by a government.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The district or jurisdiction to which a particular privilege extends; the limits of an immunity; hence, an asylum or sanctuary.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "a. 1872, William H. Seward, debate Election by universal suffrage, as modified by the Constitution, is the one crowning franchise of the American people."
- "McDonald’s has exported its franchise."
- "Churches and monasteries in Spain are franchises for criminals."
- "The Whalers' home city of Hartford was one of many for the franchise."
- "He devoted almost his full cricket career to playing county cricket for seven franchises until he earned a maiden callup at 35."
- "Once a brand has established a consumer franchise and a brand image, it takes a long time for these to decay, as the image is maintained more by people's personal familiarity with and usage of the brand than by external marketing stimuli."
Etymology
From Middle English franchise, fraunchise, from Old French franchise (“freedom”), a derivative of franc (“free”). More at frank.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: franchise, franchisen, franchir