1. An authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place
   "He purchased a franchise to open a fast-food restaurant in the city"
    
2. A business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area
   "They opened a new car franchise on the outskirts of town";
   - dealership
    
3. (law) a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)
   "Women's suffrage was a hard-won franchise";
   - enfranchisement
    
4. The right to vote in a public election
   "Women's suffrage movements fought for the franchise in many countries"

1. Grant a franchise to
   "The company franchised several new locations in the expanding market"

Derived forms: franchised, franchises, franchising

Type of: business, business concern, business organisation [Brit], business organization, certify, concern, concession, grant, legal right, licence [Brit, Cdn], license

Encyclopedia: Franchise