franchise vs licence

licence vs franchise

franchise and licence both are nouns.

franchise and licence both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
franchise	Yes	No	Yes	No
licence	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, licence is a hypernym of franchise; that is, licence is a word with a broader meaning than franchise:

franchise: grant a franchise to
licence: authorize officially

Other hypernyms of franchise include certify, license.

franchise (noun)	licence (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)	a legal document giving official permission to do something
an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place	freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area	excessive freedom; lack of due restraint

franchise (verb)	licence (verb)
grant a franchise to	authorize officially

Difference between franchise and licence

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