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Franchise vs Derivative - What's the difference?

franchise | derivative |

As a noun franchise

is franchise.

As an adjective derivative is

.

franchise

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl), from (etyl) . More at (l).

Noun

  • A right or privilege officially granted to a person, a group of people, or a company by a government.
  • * W. H. Seward
    • Election by universal suffrage, as modified by the Constitution, is the one crowning franchise of the American people.
  • An acknowledgment of a corporation's existence and ownership.
  • The authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area.
    • McDonalds has exported its franchise .
  • A business operating under such authorization, a franchisee.
  • A legal exemption from jurisdiction.
  • The membership of a corporation or state; citizenship.
  • The right to vote at a public election.
  • The district or jurisdiction to which a particular privilege extends; the limits of an immunity; hence, an asylum or sanctuary.
  • * London Encyc.
    • Churches and monasteries in Spain are franchises for criminals.
  • (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.
    • The Whalers' home city of Hartford was one of many for the franchise .
  • (business, marketing) The positive influence on the buying behavior of customers exerted by the reputation of a company or a brand.
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  • The loose collection of fictional works pertaining to a particular universe, including literary, film or television series from various sources.
    • the Star Wars franchise
  • Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty.
    • (Spenser)
  • (obsolete) Magnanimity; generosity; liberality; frankness; nobility.
    • (Chaucer)
    Synonyms
    * (business operating under franchise) franchisee
    Derived terms
    * franchisal * franchisee * franchise player * franchiser * franchise records * franchisor

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) franchisen, fraunchisen, from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Verb

    (franchis)
  • To confer certain powers on; grant a franchise to; authorize.
  • (rare) To set free; invest with a franchise or privilege; enfranchise.

    • derivative

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Obtained by derivation; not radical, original, or fundamental.
    • a derivative''' conveyance; a '''derivative word
  • Imitative of the work of someone else.
  • (legal, copyright) Referring to a work, such as a translation or adaptation, based on another work that may be subject to copyright restrictions.
  • (finance) Having a value that depends on an underlying asset of variable value.
  • Lacking originality.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something derived.
  • (linguistics) A word that derives from another one.
  • (finance) A financial instrument whose value depends on the valuation of an underlying asset; such as a warrant, an option etc.
  • (chemistry) A chemical derived from another.
  • (calculus) The derived function of a function.
    • The derivative of f:f(x) = x^2 is f':f'(x) = 2x
  • (calculus) The value of this function for a given value of its independent variable.
    • The derivative of f(x) = x^2 at x = 3 is f'(3) = 2 * 3 = 6.

    Synonyms

    * (something derived) spinoff * (finance) contingent claim * derived function

    Derived terms

    * arithmetic derivative * directional derivative * exterior derivative * * partial derivative * symmetric derivative * time derivative * total derivative * weak derivative

    Antonyms

    * coincidental

    Hyponyms

    * (finance) option, warrant, swap, convertible security, convertible, convertible bond, credit default swap, credit line note, financial futures contract, financial future, total return swap.