What is the meaning of franchise?

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.

verb

  • Grant a franchise to. .
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