franchise

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim The right to vote at a public election or referendum; see: suffrage.
2. isim 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. isim An acknowledgment of a corporation's existence and ownership.
4. isim The authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area.

   “McDonald’s has exported its franchise.”

5. isim A business operating under such authorization, a franchisee.
6. isim A legal exemption from jurisdiction.
7. isim The membership of a corporation or state; citizenship.
8. isim The district or jurisdiction to which a particular privilege extends; the limits of an immunity; hence, an asylum or sanctuary.

   “Churches and monasteries in Spain are franchises for criminals.”

9. isim 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.

   “The Whalers' home city of Hartford was one of many for the franchise.”

10. isim The positive influence on the buying behavior of customers exerted by the reputation of a company or a brand.

    “Once a brand has established a consumer franchise and a brand image, it takes a long time for these to decay, as the image is maintained more by people's personal familiarity with and usage of the brand than by external marketing stimuli.”

11. isim 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.

    “the Star Wars franchise”

12. isim Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty.

    “Ye[…]the love of ladies foule defame; To whom the world this franchise ever yeelded, That of their loves choise they might freedom clame.”

13. isim Magnanimity; generosity; liberality; frankness; nobility.
14. fiil To confer certain powers on; grant a franchise to; authorize.

    “In a Commons Written Reply to Shadow Rail Minister Tan Dhesi, regarding any assessment of the impact on open access operators by the decision to move away from franchising […], Heaton-Harris highlighted that non-franchised operators run trains without a contractual relationship with Government.”

15. fiil To set free; invest with a franchise or privilege; enfranchise.
16. fiil To give to others the rights to sell or distribute (goods or services).

    “The ad originators are planning to franchise the campaign to gay groups all across the country.”