Licence vs Franchise - What's the difference?
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(British, Canada, Australia)
(UK, Canada, nonstandard)
A right or privilege officially granted to a person, a group of people, or a company by a government.
* W. H. Seward
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.
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.
(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.
(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.
Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty.
(obsolete) Magnanimity; generosity; liberality; frankness; nobility.
To confer certain powers on; grant a franchise to; authorize.
(rare) To set free; invest with a franchise or privilege; enfranchise.
Licence is a related term of franchise.
As nouns the difference between licence and franchise
is that licence is (british|canada|australia) while franchise is franchise.As a verb licence
is (uk|canada|nonstandard).licence
English
Noun
Derived terms
* artistic licence * off-licence * free on license * licenced * licentiate * licentious * poetic licence * road fund licenceVerb
(licenc)Usage notes
* In British English, Canadian English, Irish English, Australian English, and New Zealand English the noun is spelt licence'' and the verb is ''license . * The spelling licence is not used for either part of speech in the United States.franchise
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl), from (etyl) . More at (l).Noun
- Election by universal suffrage, as modified by the Constitution, is the one crowning franchise of the American people.
- McDonalds has exported its franchise .
- Churches and monasteries in Spain are franchises for criminals.
- The Whalers' home city of Hartford was one of many for the franchise .
- the Star Wars franchise
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