Definition
A franchise is a business arrangement where one company allows another person or group to use its name, products, and systems, like a fast‑food chain branch. It can also mean the right to vote in public elections, especially in older texts.
Etymology
From Old French “franchise” meaning “freedom” or “privilege,” from “franc” (free). The idea of a special right evolved into both political voting rights and business rights.
Kelly Says
Movie ‘franchises’ like Marvel or Star Wars use the business meaning: a powerful brand that can be copied into many products and stories. In politics, when people fought for ‘the franchise,’ they were fighting for the right to have a say at all.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ፍረንቻይዝ
fren-cha-iz
ARالعربية
แฟรนไชส์
fraan-chaize
BNবাংলা
ফ্র্যাঞ্চাইজ
frayanchhaiz
CACatalà
franquícia
frank-wi-thee-ah
CSČeština
franšíza
fran-schi-za
DADansk
franchise
franshiza
DEDeutsch
Franchise
frants-ee-zə
ELΕλληνικά
franchising
franshaising
ESEspañol
franquicia
frank-wee-thee-ah
FAفارسی
فرامنشیز
fara-man-sheez
FISuomi
franchising
franshaising
FRFrançais
franchise
frants-ee-z
GUGU
ફ્રેન્ચાઈઝ
fraanch-aise
HAHA
franchising
franshaising
HEעברית
זכיינות
tzikaynut
HIहिन्दी
फ्रैंचाइज़ी
frantsaizi
HUMagyar
franchise
franshiza
IDBahasa Indonesia
waralaba
wara-la-ba
ITItaliano
franchising
frants-ee-zing
KKKK
франчайзинг
franshaizing
KO한국어
프랜차이즈
peureonchaizeu
MRMR
फ्रँचायझी
franchaizi
MSBahasa Melayu
francais
frans-ais
MYမြန်မာ
ပရိယာယ်
pe-ri-ya-le
NLNederlands
franchise
franshiis
NONorsk
franchise
franshiza
PAPA
ਫਰੈਂਚਾਇਜ਼
fraanch-aise
PLPolski
franczyza
frank-chi-za
PTPortuguês
franquia
frants-ee-ah
RORomână
franciză
frants-i-za
RUРусский
франшиза
frantshiza
SVSvenska
franchise
franshiza
SWKiswahili
franchise
franshiza
TAதமிழ்
பிராஞ்சைஸ்
praanchaize
TEతెలుగు
ఫ్రాంచైజీ
fraanchaizi
THไทย
แฟรนไชส์
fraan-chaize
TRTürkçe
franşiz
frans-hiz
UKУкраїнська
франшиза
franshhiza
URاردو
فرانچائز
fraanchāz
VITiếng Việt
thương hiệu nhượng quyền
thuong hieu nuong quyen
ZH中文
特许经营
tè xǔ jīng yíng
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
“Franchise” historically referred to political rights such as voting, from which women were widely excluded; “women’s suffrage” movements fought to gain the franchise. In business, franchise ownership has also skewed male, though women have increasingly become franchisees.
Inclusive Usage
When referring to voting rights, acknowledge which groups were historically denied the franchise. In business contexts, avoid assuming franchise owners or leaders are male.
Empowerment Note
Women organizers were central to campaigns for the political franchise and have increasingly shaped franchised businesses as owners and managers.