franchise

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English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɹænt͡ʃaɪ̯z/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

franchise (countable and uncountable, plural franchises)

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.
   • a. 1872, William H. Seward, debate

     Election by universal suffrage, as modified by the Constitution, is the one crowning franchise of the American people.

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. (sports) 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. (business, marketing) 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.

Synonyms

• (business operating under franchise): franchisee, concession

Derived terms

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English franchisen, fraunchisen, from Old French franchir (stem franchiss-, “to set free”), from franc (“free”). More at frank.

Verb

franchise (third-person singular simple present franchises, present participle franchising, simple past and past participle franchised)

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

Translations

Dutch

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French franchise.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /frɑnˈʃi.zə/
• Hyphenation: fran‧chi‧se

Noun

franchise f (plural franchises)

1. (law, finance) franchise (exemption from financial or legal obligation)

   Synonym: vrijstelling

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English franchise.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfrɛn.tʃɑi̯s/
• Hyphenation: fran‧chi‧se

Noun

franchise f (plural franchises)

1. (business) franchise (agreement between franchiser and franchisee)

Derived terms

Further reading

• franchise on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Finnish

Etymology

From English franchise.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfræntʃɑi̯s/, [ˈfræn̪.t̪ʃɑ̝i̯s̠]
• Rhymes: -æntʃɑis
  • final "e" becomes audible in the inflected forms and is pronounced as i /i/ in singular forms as well as in nominative plural and e /e/ in other plural forms. Otherwise the case suffixes are pronounced as in ordinary Finnish words. For example genitive singular becomes /ˈfrænt͡ʃɑisin/ and inessive plural /ˈfrænt͡ʃɑiseissɑ/. There may be considerable variation between individuals.

Noun

franchise

1. franchise (authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area)

   Synonym: luvake

Declension

Inflection of this word is challenging as it does not readily adapt to Finnish spelling conventions. In speech the pronouncing goes as if this was a "risti"-type noun with the exception that the final vowel in nominative singular is silent. In writing the original English spelling usually remains intact but there is variation in recording the case suffixes. Two options are shown below. The second one may look clumsy bit it eliminates guesswork from pronunciation. The part before apostrophe is pronounced as in English and the remainder as in Finnish.

Derived terms

• franchiseantaja
• franchiseottaja

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French, from Old French franchise (“freedom, privileged liberty”), from franc (“free”) + -ise (from Latin -itia).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʁɑ̃.ʃiz/

Noun

franchise f (plural franchises)

1. (archaic) liberty, freedom

   Synonym: liberté

2. frankness, honesty

   Synonym: honnêteté

3. (insurance) excess (UK), deductible (US)
4. (business) franchise

Descendants

• → Polish: franczyza

Verb

franchise

1. inflection of franchiser:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “franchise”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• franchies, frenchais

Middle English

Noun

franchise

1. freedom, franchise.
   • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Parson's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, section 27, line 452:

Old French

Etymology

franc, franche +‎ -ise.

Noun

franchise oblique singular, f (oblique plural franchises, nominative singular franchise, nominative plural franchises)

1. freedom (quality of being free)
2. nobleness; chivalry (quality of being noble or chivalrous)

Descendants

• → English: franchise
• French: franchise
• → Old Galician-Portuguese: franqueza
  • Galician: franqueza
  • Portuguese: franqueza

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English franchise.

Pronunciation

Noun

franchise m (plural franchises)

1. franchise (business licensed to operate under a given business model and brand)

   Synonym: franquia

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English franchise. First attested in 1972.

Noun

franchise c

1. franchise (authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area)
3. a franchise (franchisee)

   Synonym: franchisetagare

5. a franchise (collection of fictional works pertaining to a particular fictional universe)

   Synonym: (often) serie

Usage notes

Might be considered Anglicisms by some in (sense 2) and (sense 3), but fairly common.

Declension

Derived terms

• franchiseföretag
• franchisebasis
• franchisetagare

Related terms

• franchising

References

• franchise in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• franchise in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)