franchises

noun

a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)

a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area

an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place

verb

grant a franchise to

Roots

francusfranch- · Latin · free

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