franchise

Значение (Английский)

Noun

1. The right to vote at a public election or referendum; see: suffrage.
2. A right or privilege officially granted to a person, a group of people, or a company by a government.
3. An acknowledgment of a corporation's existence and ownership.
4. The authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area.
5. A business operating under such authorization, a franchisee.
6. A legal exemption from jurisdiction.
7. The membership of a corporation or state; citizenship.
8. The district or jurisdiction to which a particular privilege extends; the limits of an immunity; hence, an asylum or sanctuary.
9. The collection of organizations in the history of a sports team; the tradition of a sports team as an entity, extending beyond the contemporary organization.
10. The positive influence on the buying behavior of customers exerted by the reputation of a company or a brand.
11. The loose collection of fictional works pertaining to a particular fictional universe, including literary, film, or television series from various sources, generally when all authorized by a copyright holder or similar authority.
12. Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty.
13. (obsolete) Magnanimity; generosity; liberality; frankness; nobility.

Verb

1. To confer certain powers on; grant a franchise to; authorize.
2. To set free; invest with a franchise or privilege; enfranchise.
3. To give to others the rights to sell or distribute (goods or services).

Синонимы

suffrage

vote

privilege

concession

right to vote

prerogative

enfranchisement

commercial concession

dealership

right

dominance

exemption

forthrightness

franchising

freedom

grant

immunity

justice

license

poll

privileges

referendum

say-so

straightforwardness

title

brand equity

voting right

agency

occupation licence

authority

authorized

ballot

candidness

citizenship

civil rights

claim

concede

directness

Произносится как (IPA)

/ˈfɹænt͡ʃaɪ̯z/

Этимология (Английский)

From Middle English franchise, fraunchise, from Old French franchise (“freedom”), a derivative of franc (“free”). More at frank.

Предложения

Vendors work hard to turn open standards into franchise standards .

Продавцы усердно работают, чтобы превратить открытые стандарты в стандарты франшизы.