different between permit vs franchise

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English permitten, borrowed from Middle French permettre, from Latin permitt? (“give up, allow”), from per (“through”) + mitt? (“send”).

Pronunciation

• (most verb senses):

  (General American) IPA^(key): /p??m?t/

  (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p??m?t/

  Rhymes: -?t

• (noun, denominal verb senses):

  (General American) IPA^(key): /?p?m?t/

  (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p??m?t/

  Rhymes: -??(?)m?t

Verb

permit (third-person singular simple present permits, present participle permitting, simple past and past participle permitted)

1. (transitive) To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for. [from 15th c.]
   • 1930, "Presbytarians", Time, 19 Dec 1930:

     Last week the decision on two points was conclusive: the Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A. will not permit ordination of women as ministers, but will permit their election as ruling elders, permission which makes possible a woman as moderator.

2. (transitive) To allow (someone) to do something; to give permission to. [from 15th c.]
   • 2009, Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 17 Jan 09, p. 1:

     He was ultimately cleared, but during that period, Mr. Ackman said, his lawyers would not permit him to defend himself publicly.

3. (intransitive) To allow for, to make something possible. [from 16th c.]
   • 2006, Mary Riddell, "Trident is a Weapon of Mass Destruction", The Observer, 3 Dec 06:

     What was left to say? Quite a lot, if only parliamentary time permitted.

   • 2009, John Mitchell, "Clubs Preview", The Guardian, 25 Jul 09:

     For snackage there's a 1950s-themed diner plus a barbie on the terrace, weather permitting.

4. (intransitive) To allow, to admit (of). [from 18th c.]
   • per
   • 2007, Ian Jack, The Guardian, 22 Sep 07:

     "As an instrument of economic policy, incantation does not permit of minor doubts or scruples."

5. (transitive, pronounced like noun) To grant formal authorization for (something).

6. (transitive, pronounced like noun) To attempt to obtain or succeed in obtaining formal authorization for (something).

7. (now archaic, rare) To hand over, resign (something to someone). [from 15th c.]

   • Let us not aggravate our sorrows, / But to the gods permit the event of things.

Usage notes

• This is a catenative verb that in the active form takes the gerund (-ing), but in passive takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs

Translations

Noun

permit (plural permits)

1. An artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal. [from 17th c.]

   A construction permit can be obtained from the town offices.

   Go over to the park office and get a permit for the #3 shelter.

   1. A learner's permit.
2. (obsolete) Formal permission. [16th-19th c.]

Translations

Related terms

• permission
• mission

Etymology 2

An irregular borrowing from Spanish palometa, probably from a Doric variant of Ancient Greek ??????? (p?lamús, “young tuna”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p?m?t/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p??m?t/
• Rhymes: -??(?)m?t

Noun

permit (plural permit)

1. A pompano of the species Trachinotus falcatus.

See also

• Permit (fish) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Trachinotus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

• premit

French

Verb

permit

1. third-person singular past historic of permettre

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?ænt??a??z/

Etymology 1

From Middle English franchise, fraunchise, from Old French franchise (“freedom”), a derivative of franc (“free”). More at frank.

Noun

franchise (countable and uncountable, plural franchises)

1. The right to vote at a public election or referendum; see: suffrage, suffragette.
2. A right or privilege officially granted to a person, a group of people, or a company by a government.
   • a. 1872, William H. Seward, debate

     Election by universal suffrage, as modified by the Constitution, is the one crowning franchise of the American people.

3. An acknowledgment of a corporation's existence and ownership.
4. The authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area.

5. A business operating under such authorization, a franchisee.
6. A legal exemption from jurisdiction.
7. The membership of a corporation or state; citizenship.
8. The district or jurisdiction to which a particular privilege extends; the limits of an immunity; hence, an asylum or sanctuary.
   • 1810, James Millar (editor), "Franchise" in Encyclopaedia Britannica

     Churches and monasteries in Spain are franchises for criminals.

9. (sports) The collection of organizations in the history of a sports team; the tradition of a sports team as an entity, extending beyond the contemporary organization.

10. (business, marketing) The positive influence on the buying behavior of customers exerted by the reputation of a company or a brand.
11. The loose collection of fictional works pertaining to a particular universe, including literary, film, or television series from various sources.

12. Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty.

    (Can we find and add a quotation of Spenser to this entry?)

13. (obsolete) Magnanimity; generosity; liberality; frankness; nobility.

    (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)

Synonyms

• (business operating under franchise): franchisee, concession

Derived terms

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English franchisen, fraunchisen, from Old French franchir (stem franchiss-, “to set free”), from franc (“free”). More at frank.

Verb

franchise (third-person singular simple present franchises, present participle franchising, simple past and past participle franchised)

1. (transitive) To confer certain powers on; grant a franchise to; authorize.
2. (transitive, rare) To set free; invest with a franchise or privilege; enfranchise.

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French franchise.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: fran?chi?se

Noun

franchise f (plural franchises)

1. franchise

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?frænt??i?s/, [?fræn?t???i?s?]
  • final "e" becomes audible in the inflected forms and is pronounced as i /i/ in singular forms as well as in nominative plural and e /e/ in other plural forms. Otherwise the case suffixes are pronounced as in ordinary Finnish words. For example genitive singular becomes /?frænt???isin/ and inessive plural /?frænt???iseiss?/. There may be considerable variation between individuals.

Noun

franchise

1. franchise (authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area)

   Synonym: luvake

Declension

Inflection of this word is challenging as it does not readily adapt to Finnish spelling conventions. In speech the pronouncing goes as if this was a "risti"-type noun with the exception that the final vowel in nominative singular is silent. In writing the original English spelling usually remains intact but there is variation in recording the case suffixes. Two options are shown below. The second one may look clumsy bit it eliminates guesswork from pronunciation. The part before apostrophe is pronounced as in English and the remainder as in Finnish.

Derived terms

• franchiseantaja
• franchiseottaja

French

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French franchise (“freedom, privileged liberty”), from franc (“free”) + -ise (from Latin -itia).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f???.?iz/

Noun

franchise f (plural franchises)

1. (archaic) liberty, freedom
2. frankness, honesty
3. (insurance) excess (UK), deductible (US)
4. (business) franchise

Synonyms

• (liberty): liberté
• (frankness): francheté

Descendants

• ? Polish: franczyza

Verb

franchise

1. first-person singular present indicative of franchiser
2. third-person singular present indicative of franchiser
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of franchiser
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of franchiser
5. second-person singular imperative of franchiser

Further reading

• “franchise” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• franchies, frenchais

Old French

Etymology

franc, franche +? -ise.

Noun

franchise f (oblique plural franchises, nominative singular franchise, nominative plural franchises)

1. freedom (quality of being free)
2. nobleness; chivalry (quality of being noble or chivalrous)

Descendants

• ? English: franchise
• French: franchise

Portuguese

Noun

franchise m (plural franchises)

1. franchise (business licensed to operate under a given business model and brand)

   Synonym: franquia