n.
1.an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place
2.a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area
3.a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote) franchise v.
1.grant a franchise to
Idiom of the Day
ruffle (someone's) feathers
to upset or annoy someone
I do not want to ruffle my friend's feathers as he is in a bad mood today.