What does franchise in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word franchise in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use franchise in French.

The word franchise in French means outspokenness, plain-spokenness, candour, excess, tax exemption, franchise, franchisee, franchised, franchise, frankly, honestly, straight out, military mail, baggage allowance, without any deductibles, unlimited. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word franchise

outspokenness, plain-spokenness

nom féminin (fait de dire ce que l'on pense)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est une qualité chez lui, il répond avec franchise.
It's one of his good points; the outspokenness of his answers.

candour

nom féminin (honnêteté) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il est honnête, loyal et d'une grande franchise.
He is honest, loyal, and possessed of great candour.

excess

nom féminin (coût forfaitaire à charge) (UK, insurance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Avec ce contrat, j'ai une franchise de mille euros en cas d'accident.
I have a thousand euro excess with this policy if I have an accident.

tax exemption

nom féminin (exemption de taxes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les zones aéroportuaires bénéficient de franchises.
Airport zones are able to offer duty-free shopping.

franchise

nom féminin (commerce lié à une marque) (business)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle a pris en franchise cette célèbre marque de vêtements.
She took on a franchise of that well-known clothing label.

franchisee

(possesseur d'une franchise)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

franchised

adjectif (titulaire d'une franchise)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Mieux faut s'adresser à des revendeurs franchisés.

franchise

verbe transitif (joindre un contrat de franchisage)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

frankly, honestly, straight out

locution adverbiale (sans mentir)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Tell me what you think, straight out!

military mail

nom féminin (affranchissement de temps de guerre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les enveloppes des courriers des poilus portaient la mention « FM ».

baggage allowance

nom féminin (bagage autorisé gratuitement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a une franchise de bagages pour les abonnés aériens.

without any deductibles

locution adverbiale (assurances : tout frais couvert) (US: insurance)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

unlimited

locution adverbiale (paramètre : non plafonné)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

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