franchise
/ˈfræntʃaɪz/noun
उच्चारण फ़्रैन्चाइज़
फ़्रैंचाइज़ी, विक्रय-अधिकार
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Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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[C, U]
formal permission given by a company to somebody who wants to sell its goods or services in a particular area
फ़्रैंचाइज़ी, विक्रय-अधिकार
- a fast-food franchise
- He bought a franchise of a popular sweet shop and opened it near the college.
- Naveen is planning to open a franchise of a well-known bakery in Pune.
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- The company sells franchises to people who want to run its stores.
- A franchise agreement usually lasts for several years.
Synonyms licence permit authorization concession charter
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[U] formal
the right to vote in a country's elections
मताधिकार
- universal adult franchise
- Women in some countries won the franchise only after a long and difficult struggle.
- The franchise was extended to all adults over eighteen.
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- Many campaigners fought for the extension of the franchise to women.
- In India, the franchise is exercised by secret ballot.
Synonyms suffrage right to vote voting rights enfranchisement
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[C]
a sports team, especially one in a league like the IPL
(खेल में) टीम, फ़्रैंचाइज़ी
- The IPL franchise bought three new players.
- The cricket franchise from Chennai has a huge fan following in every state.
- The Mumbai franchise signed a young bowler before the auction.
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- Each franchise in the league may pick only a few foreign players.
- Fans of the Kolkata franchise filled the stadium.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
fran·chise
With -chise (not 'franchize').
अंत में -chise ('franchize' गलत है)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: the right to vote is franchise or suffrage; to give somebody the right to vote is to enfranchise; to take it away to disenfranchise.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: वोट देने का अधिकार franchise या suffrage; किसी को मताधिकार देना enfranchise; छीनना disenfranchise।
General knowledge
India adopted universal adult franchise (Article 326); the voting age was reduced from 21 to 18 by the 61st Amendment (1988, effective 1989).
भारत ने सार्वभौमिक वयस्क मताधिकार अपनाया (अनुच्छेद 326); 61वें संशोधन (1988, 1989 से प्रभावी) से मतदान की आयु 21 से घटाकर 18 की गई।