Franquicia

[DailyWord]

This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word (http://daily.tomisimo.org/) for March 22, 2009

franquicia (feminine noun (la)) — franchise, allowance, exemption. Look up franquicia in the dictionary (http://www.tomisimo.org/dictionary/spanish_english/franquicia)

Hay franquicias de McDonald's en casi cada país del mundo.
There are McDonald's franchises in just about every country in the world.

[poli]

I think franquicia may refer to insurance deductibles, but almost everybody (at least Latinos use deducible)