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
in due course
in the usual amount of time, at the right time
We will send the information to you in due course.