GRE Word List

FRANCHISE

the right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory

The meaning of the word franchise is the right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory.

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palimpsestwriting material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
assailto attack violently : assault
courtthe residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
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hullthe outer covering of a fruit or seed
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spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)