licence vs franchise

franchise vs licence

licence and franchise both are nouns.

licence and franchise both are verbs.

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

As verbs, franchise is a hyponym of licence; that is, franchise is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than licence:

licence: authorize officially
franchise: grant a franchise to

Other hyponyms of licence include charter, accredit, recognise, recognize.

licence (noun)	franchise (noun)
a legal document giving official permission to do something	a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)
freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)	an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place
excessive freedom; lack of due restraint	a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area

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

Difference between licence and franchise

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