Look up: Franchise

1. franchise
   A contractual agreement on a brand, service, name, operation or procedure.
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2. Franchise
   This is a type of business organisation where the owner keeps control. Each outlet of the business is owned by an individual who is allowed to use the name, for example Body Shop.
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3. franchise
   [Noun] A licence to sell a well-known brand of goods, or offer a service, in a particular area.
   Example: The franchise for a famous brand of coffee shops in the London area was up for sale.
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4. Franchise
   The right to vote. Now available to those over 18 and on the electoral register.
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5. franchise
   [n] - a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company`s goods or services in a particular area 2. [n] - an authorization to sell a company`s goods or services in a particular place 3. [n] - a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or...
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6. franchise
   in the political context, persons enfranchised are those entitled to vote in elections, the categories of persons with such entitlement having changed over time; in the economic context, the arrangement whereby a company leases the right to sell particular branded products to other smaller, independent oganizations or individual tenants.
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7. Franchise
   a contractual vertical marketing system in which a franchisor licenses a franchisee to produce and market goods or services to criteria laid down by the franchisor in return for fees and/or royalties.
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8. Franchise
   A franchise is arrangement whereby the owner(franchisor) of a particular trademark, trade name or copyright grants another (franchisee) the right to use that trademark, trade name or copyright in business with specified conditions and limitations.
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9. Franchise
   A licence, granted by one company (franchisor) to another company or person (franchisee), entitling... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/franchise.htm?id=579&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of franchise'>more</a>
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10. franchise
    In politics, the eligibility, right, or privilege to vote at public elections, especially for the members of a legislative body, or parliament. In the UK adult citizens are eligible to vote from the...
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11. Franchise
    A dealer's licence to sell a particular make of motorhome
    Found on http://www.motorhomesdirect.co.uk/glossa
    
    
12. Franchise
    Period of time within which a TOC is allowed to operate the services on a set of specific routes
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13. franchise
    a package of industrial or intellectual property rights relating to trade marks,trade names,shop signs,utility models,designs,copyrights,know-how or patents,to be exploited for the resale of goods or the provision of services to end users Category: Law • the right of membership granted b...
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14. Franchise
    Fran'chise noun [ French, from franc , fem. franche , free. See Frank , adjective ] 1. Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty. [ Obsolete] Spenser. 2. (LAw)...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/71
    
    
15. Franchise
    Fran'chise transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Franchised ; present participle & verbal noun Franchising .] [ Confer Old French franchir to free, F., to cross.] To make fre...
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16. franchise
    1. Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty. ... 2. A particular privilege conferred by grant from a sovereign or a government, and vested in individuals; an imunity or exemption from ordinary jurisdiction; a constitutional or statutory right or privilege, especially. The right to v...
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17. franchise
    enfranchisement 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)
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18. franchise
    dealership noun a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company`s goods or services in a particular area
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19. franchise
    noun an authorization to sell a company`s goods or services in a particular place
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20. franchise
    verb grant a franchise to
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21. Franchise
    The right under which a franchisee person or company may market a product or service, as granted by the franchisor (the proprietary owner). A franchise agreement is the contract defining the terms and conditions between the franchisor and franchisee. Franchises often give exclusive rights for a specified area.
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22. Franchise
    A franchise business is a method a company uses to distribute its products or services through retail outlets owned by independent, third party operators. The independent operator does business using the marketing methods, trademarked goods and services and the goodwill and name recognition develop...
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23. Franchise
    • (a.) Magnanimity; generosity; liberality; frankness; nobility. • (v. t.) To make free; to enfranchise; to give liberty to. • (a.) A particular privilege conferred by grant from a sovereign or a government, and vested in individuals; an imunity or exemption from ordinary jurisdiction...
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24. franchise
    (from the article `marketing`) Franchise arrangements are characterized by a contractual relationship between a franchiser (a manufacturer, wholesaler, or service organization) and ... In the United States the restricted franchise dealership became the uniform and almost exclusive method of selling new cars. In this system, dealers ... ...
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25. Franchise
    - Legal arrangement whereby the owner of a trade name, franchisor, contracts with a party that wants to use the name on a non-exclusive basis to sell goods or services, franchisee. Frequently, the franchise agreement grants strict supervisory powers to the franchisor over the franchisee which, nevertheless, is an independent business.
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