franchise
Syllabification: (fran·chise)
Pronunciation: /ˈfranˌCHīz/
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Definition of franchise
noun
verb
Derivatives
- (also franchisor /ˌfranCHəˈzôr/) noun
Pronunciation: /ˌfranˌCHīˈzē/
noun
Origin:
Middle English (denoting a grant of legal immunity): from Old French, based on franc, franche 'free'(see frank1). franchise (sense 2 of the noun) dates from the late 18th century and franchise (sense 1 of the noun) from the 20th century
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The ending of franchise is spelled -ise.