franchise

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

From Middle English franchisen, fraunchisen, from Old French franchir (stem franchiss-, “to set free”), from franc (“free”). More at frank.

111 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: привилегия (privilegija) — right or privilege officially granted by a government
• Dutch: concessie — right or privilege officially granted by a government
• Finnish: oikeus — right or privilege officially granted by a government
• Finnish: etuoikeus — right or privilege officially granted by a government
• Finnish: valtuutus — right or privilege officially granted by a government
• French: concession — right or privilege officially granted by a government
• Galician: concesión — right or privilege officially granted by a government
• Galician: franquía — right or privilege officially granted by a government
• German: Konzession — right or privilege officially granted by a government
• German: behördliche Genehmigung — right or privilege officially granted by a government
• Hindi: फ्रेन्चाइज़ (phrencāiz) — right or privilege officially granted by a government
• Malay: francais — right or privilege officially granted by a government
• Plautdietsch: Wolrajcht — right or privilege officially granted by a government
• Portuguese: concessão — right or privilege officially granted by a government
• Scottish Gaelic: còir — right or privilege officially granted by a government
• Spanish: concesión — right or privilege officially granted by a government
• Turkish: ayrıcalık — right or privilege officially granted by a government
• Turkish: imtiyaz — right or privilege officially granted by a government
• Welsh: rhyddfraint — right or privilege officially granted by a government
• Finnish: toimilupa — acknowledgement of a corporation's existence and ownership
• Malay: francais — acknowledgement of a corporation's existence and ownership
• Catalan: franquícia — authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area
• Dutch: franchise — authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area
• Estonian: frantsiis — authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area
• Finnish: toimilupa — authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area
• Finnish: luvake — authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area
• Finnish: franchise — authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area
• Finnish: franchisingsopimus — authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area
• French: franchise — authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area
• Galician: franquía — authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area
• Georgian: ფრანშიზა (pranšiza) — authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area
• German: Franchise — authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area
• Greek: δικαιοχρησία (dikaiochrisía) — authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area
• Hindi: फ्रेन्चाइज़ (phrencāiz) — authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area
• Hungarian: franchise — authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area
• Indonesian: waralaba — authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area
• Italian: franchising — authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area
• Malay: francais — authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area
• Persian: فرانشیز (frânšiz) — authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area
• Polish: ajencja — authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area
• Polish: franczyza — authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area
• Portuguese: franquia — authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area
• Portuguese: franchising — authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area
• Russian: франши́за (franšíza) — authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area
• Scottish Gaelic: còir — authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area
• Spanish: franquicia — authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area
• Swedish: franchise — authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area
• Tagalog: prangkisya — authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area
• Turkish: muhafiyet — authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area
• Catalan: franquícia — business operating under such authorization
• Finnish: toimiluvan ottaja — business operating under such authorization
• Finnish: luvakkeenottaja — business operating under such authorization
• Finnish: franchising-ottaja — business operating under such authorization
• Finnish: franchisen ottaja — business operating under such authorization
• Galician: franquía — business operating under such authorization
• Hindi: फ्रेन्चाइज़ (phrencāiz) — business operating under such authorization
• Indonesian: waralaba — business operating under such authorization
• Portuguese: franquia — business operating under such authorization
• Portuguese: franchise — business operating under such authorization
• Swedish: franchise — business operating under such authorization
• Swedish: franchisetagare — business operating under such authorization
• Thai: แฟรนไชส์ (frɛɛn-chaai) — business operating under such authorization
• Catalan: franquícia — legal exemption from jurisdiction
• Finnish: poikkeuslupa — legal exemption from jurisdiction
• Galician: franquía — legal exemption from jurisdiction
• Malay: francais — legal exemption from jurisdiction
• Spanish: franquicia — legal exemption from jurisdiction
• Finnish: osakkuus — membership of a corporation or state
• Finnish: kansalaisuus — membership of a corporation or state
• Bulgarian: избирателно право (izbiratelno pravo) — right to vote at a public election
• Danish: valgret — right to vote at a public election
• Danish: stemmeret — right to vote at a public election
• Dutch: stemrecht — right to vote at a public election
• Finnish: äänioikeus — right to vote at a public election
• French: droit de vote — right to vote at a public election
• German: Wahlrecht — right to vote at a public election
• Greek: δικαίωμα ψήφου (dikaíoma psífou) — right to vote at a public election
• Hungarian: választójog — right to vote at a public election
• Irish: toghchóras — right to vote at a public election
• Irish: ceart vótála — right to vote at a public election
• Italian: diritto di voto — right to vote at a public election
• Malay: francais — right to vote at a public election
• Scottish Gaelic: còir — right to vote at a public election
• Spanish: derecho a sufragio — right to vote at a public election
• Spanish: derecho de voto — right to vote at a public election
• Spanish: sufragio activo — right to vote at a public election
• Spanish: derecho de sufragio — right to vote at a public election
• Swedish: rösträtt — right to vote at a public election
• Tamil: வாக்குரிமை (vākkurimai) — right to vote at a public election
• Tamil: ஓட்டுரிமை (ōṭṭurimai) — right to vote at a public election
• Turkish: oy hakkı — right to vote at a public election
• Turkish: oy verme hakkı — right to vote at a public election
• Welsh: etholfraint — right to vote at a public election
• Finnish: urheiluseura — sports team and its history as entity
• Malay: francais — sports team and its history as entity
• Catalan: franquícia — collection of fictional works
• Dutch: franchise — collection of fictional works
• French: franchise — collection of fictional works
• German: Franchise — collection of fictional works
• Indonesian: karya seri — collection of fictional works
• Indonesian: waralaba — collection of fictional works
• Japanese: フランチャイズ (furanchaizu) — collection of fictional works
• Portuguese: franquia — collection of fictional works
• Romanian: franciză — collection of fictional works
• Russian: франши́за (franšíza) — collection of fictional works
• Spanish: franquicia — collection of fictional works
• Swedish: franchise — collection of fictional works
• Swedish: serie — collection of fictional works
• Finnish: valtuuttaa — to confer certain powers on
• Portuguese: franquiar — to confer certain powers on
• Spanish: franquiciar — to confer certain powers on