Scrabble?! FRANCHISE

Definitions of FRANCHISE in various dictionaries:

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)

verb - grant a franchise to

The constitutional or statutory right to vote.

The establishment of a corporation’s existence.

The granting of certain rights and powers to a corporation.

Legal immunity from servitude, certain burdens, or other restrictions.

Authorization granted to someone to sell or distribute a company’s goods or services in a certain area.

A business or group of businesses established or operated under such authorization.

The territory or limits within which immunity, a privilege, or a right may be exercised.

A professional sports team.