| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Being licenced.
[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. Being privileged or preferential.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb | 1. Of Franchise.[Websters]. | |
| Verb Past Tense | 1. Past tense conjugation of the verb franchise.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (franchise) | 1. Grant a franchise to.[Wordnet]. 2. To make free; to enfranchise; to give liberty to.[Websters]. 3. Base verb from the following inflections: franchising, franchised, franchises, franchisor, franchisors, franchisingly and franchisedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
"FRANCHISED" is a common misspelling or typo for: franchises, franchisee, franchiser. |
Date "FRANCHISED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1369. (references) |
Specialty Definition: franchise
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | 1: [Noun] fran'chiz. Properly, liberty, freedom. Hence,. | 2: [Noun] A particular privilege or right granted by a prince or sovereign to an individual or to a number of persons; as the right to be a body corporate with perpetual succession; the right to hold a court leet or other court; to have waifs, wrecks, treasure-treve, or forfeitures. So the right to vote for governor, senators and representatives, is a franchise belonging to citizens, and not enjoyed by aliens. The right to establish a bank, is a franchise.. | 3: [Noun] Exemption from a burden or duty to which others are subject.. | 4: [Noun] The district or jurisdiction to which a particular privilege extends; the limits of an immunity.. | 5: [Noun] An asylum or sanctuary, where persons are secure from arrest. Churches and monasteries in Spain are franchises for criminals.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. |
| Finance | The authorization to conduct a business using the name and operating methods of another. In lending on an income property, a franchise may have value as an additional security, and may be assigned to the lender. (references) | ||
| Law | 1: A package of industrial or intellectual property rights relating to trade marks, trade names, shop signs, utility models, designs, copyrights, know-how or patents, to be exploited for the resale of goods or the provision of services to end users. Source: European Union. (references) | 2: FRANCHISE. This word has several significations. 1. It is a right reserved to the people by the constitution; hence we say, the elective franchise, to designate the right of the people to elect their officers. 2. It is a certain privilege, conferred by grant from the government, and Vested in individuals. 3. Corporations, or bodies politic, are the most usual franchises known to our law. They have been classed among incorporeal hereditaments, perhaps improperly, as they have no inheritable quality. 4. In England, franchises are very numerous; they, are said to be royal privileges in the hands of a subject. Vide 3 Kent, Com. 366; 2 Bouv. Inst. n. 1686; Cruise,' Dig. tit. 27; 2 Bl. Com. 37; 15 Serg. & Rawle, 130; Finch, 164. (references) | |
| Sports & Leisure | The right of membership granted by certain professional sports leagues. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Etymology 1] A legal exemption from jurisdiction. (references) | 2: [Etymology 1] A right or privilege officially granted to a person or a company by a government; an acknowledgment of a corporation's existence and ownership. (references) | 3: [Etymology 1] An excellent player in a team sport. (references) | 4: [Etymology 1] The authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area; the grantor or recipient of such authorization. (references) | 5: [Etymology 1] The membership of a corporation or state; citizenship. (references) | 6: [Etymology 1] The right of voting at a public election. (references) | 7: [Etymology 2] (transitive) To confer certain powers on; grant a franchise to; authorize. (references) | 8: [Etymology 2] (transitive, rare) To set free; invest with a franchise or privilege; enfranchise. (references) |
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Common Expressions: franchise
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Commonwealth Franchise Act 1902 | The Commonwealth Franchise Act 1902 was an Act of the Parliament of Australia which defined who was allowed to vote in Australian federal elections. The Act granted Australian women the right to vote at a national level, and to stand for election to the Parliament. The Act meant that Australia was the second country, after New Zealand, to grant women's suffrage at a national level, and the first country to allow women to stand for Parliament. However, the Act also prevented Indigenous Australians, Pacific Islanders, Asian people and African people from voting. (references) | ||
| Dem Franchise Boyz | Dem Franchise Boyz is a rap group from Atlanta. (references) | ||
| Elective franchise | The privilege or right of voting in an election of public officers. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Electronic Arts Battlefield franchise | Electronic Arts Battlefield franchise is a series of computer and console games that started with the PC game Battlefield 1942. The games feature a focus on large maps and vehicle warfare over and above traditional first person shooters. (references) | ||
| Franchise 500 | Franchise 500 is a list of the top 500 franchises by Entrepreneur Magazine. (references) | ||
| Franchise tax | A tax that is imposed by states on corporations; it depends both on the net worth of the corporation and on its net income attributable to activities within the state. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Householder Franchise | Householder Franchise or census suffrage is where a homeowner has the right to vote in an election. This is a limited form of suffrage, but different from equal voting because, to borrow a dictum, householder franchise is one Household, one vote because it entitles only the householder one vote. (references) | ||
| Prussian three-class franchise | After the 1848 revolutions in the German states, the Prussian three-class franchise system (Dreiklassenwahlrecht) was introduced in 1849 by the Prussian king Friedrich Wilhelm IV for the election of the Lower House of the Prussian state parliament. It was only completely abolished in 1918. This franchise was used in Prussia, Brunswick, Waldeck and Saxony (the latter until 1909). (references) | ||
| Super 14 franchise areas | The Super 14 competition in rugby union, including teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, is based on a franchise system of teams representing substantial regions of the three participating countries. This article provides specific detail as to the areas covered by each Super 14 franchise. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: franchise
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Afskrivninger på i franchise givne aktiver | Business | The account registering the depreciation on franchised assets, i. e. assets used by the franchisee but legally belonging to the franchisor which will be returned to the business after the contractual period. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Brick-and-mortar Franchise | Literature | 1: A Chartist phrase for the 10 household system, now abolished. 2: Caerite Franchise (The). The franchise of a Roman subject in a praefecture. These subjects had the right of self-government, and were registered by the Roman censor as tax-payers; but they enjoyed none of the privileges of a Roman citizen. Caere was the first community placed in this dependent position, whence the term Caerite franchise. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
| Franchise registry | Business | SBA’s Franchise Registry is a good example of helping small businesses owners through cooperation between government and industry. The dedicated efforts of SBA employees, franchisees, franchisers, and lenders have led to streamlined eligibility guidelines and operating procedures that will reduce costs and processing time and help SBA serve its customers better. (references) | |
| Sales representative, franchise | Occupations | Solicits purchase of franchise operation by contacting persons who meet organization's standards: Visits prospects to explain advantages of franchised business, services to be rendered, costs, location, and financial arrangements. Performs other duties as described under SALES REPRESENTATIVE (retail trade; wholesale tr.) Master Title. May assist franchise purchaser in early stages of operating business. May confer with purchaser and company officials to resolve complaints. (references) | |
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