franchise

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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noun an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place
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)

From Middle English franchise, fraunchise, from Old French franchise (“freedom”), a derivative of franc (“free”). More at frank.

Consolidated Outtime Foodstuffs has the sector franchise. — Time Crime, H. Beam Piper
The United States subsequently purchased the franchise. — Commercial Geography: A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges, Jacques W. (Jacques Wardlaw) Redway
Prove your right to the Parliamentary Franchise. — That Which Hath Wings: A Novel of the Day, Richard Dehan

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