franchise: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 17 letter points · starts with F · ends with E
Meaning of franchise
noun
- countable, uncountable
The right to vote at a public election or referendum; see: suffrage.
- countable, uncountable
A right or privilege officially granted to a person, a group of people, or a company by a government.
- countable, uncountable
An acknowledgment of a corporation's existence and ownership.
- countable, uncountable
The authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area.
Example: McDonald’s has exported its franchise.
Listed forms: franchises.
Source: Wiktionary — franchise.
verb
- transitive
To confer certain powers on; grant a franchise to; authorize.
- transitive
To give to others the rights to sell or distribute (goods or services).
- rare, transitive
To set free; invest with a franchise or privilege; enfranchise.
Listed forms: franchises, franchising, franchised.
Source: Wiktionary — franchise.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for franchise.
noun
a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area
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)
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is franchise in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of franchise
F(4) + R(1) + A(1) + N(1) + C(3) + H(4) + I(1) + S(1) + E(1) = 17 points.
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Anagrams of franchise
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from franchise
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