chain
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2.9
- noun
- /tʃeɪn/
:
cadena
- Sanford-Brown was owned by the Career Education Corporation chain; it closed in 2015.
- a chain of stores
- a grocery chain
- a supermarket chain
And that's what people are buying when they're buying a chain or franchise, right?
- And that's what people are buying when they're buying a chain or franchise, right?
- I'm currently working on building a hotel chain from scratch.
- And Yum Brands owns owns other food related chains like Taco Bell.
- But I will say that he owns a very large chain of gas stations.
- Payless shoes which are just two chain retails stores.
- I'm in Rodeo Drive by massage chain and that's it, I think.
- I've got Sam Roberts, he was with a Christian chain of retail called Mardell.
Examples
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The famous fast food chain just opened a new location downtown.
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She decided to visit a hotel chain that was known for its luxury accommodations.
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I'm currently working on building a hotel chain from scratch.
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Yeah, people, PDQ is a fast food chain down in like in the South.
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You could've opened a chain of restaurants.
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The company also owns a small chain of hotels in Brazil, Panama, and Taiwan.
Academic text (1992) -
He contacted Red Owl, a grocery store chain operating throughout the Midwest.
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After years of expansion, that restaurant chain now has locations in multiple countries.
Synonyms
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2.1
A group of places that serve food under the same name and menu
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2.8
A group of stores owned or run by the same company that sell similar goods
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3.0
A group of shops owned by the same company that sell goods at low prices
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3.7
A company that owns many clothing stores under the same brand
Idioms
Compounds
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3.5
A system in an organization where instructions move from people at the top to people below
- Specialized
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4.5
A process in which one nuclear event makes more nuclear events happen, keeping the reaction going
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2.4
A store that is part of a group owned by the same company and sells the same goods
- Specialized
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4.1
A series of chemical or nuclear reactions in which one reaction makes the next start
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3.4
A heavy chain or strong rope that connects a boat to the metal piece that holds it in place
- Texting
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3.5
An email that asks you to forward it to many people, often with threats or promises
- Specialized
A genetic illness that makes urine smell like maple syrup and can damage the brain in young children
- Archaic
A fast, noisy machine that hits metal letters against paper to make many pages of text
- Specialized
A machine that makes nuclear energy by splitting atoms in a controlled chain reaction
- Specialized
A line of loops made with thread used in embroidery or crochet to make a chain pattern on fabric
- Specialized
A hand tool with a chain loop that grips and turns pipes or other round things
- US
A protective shirt made of small metal rings linked together, worn by knights and soldiers
- Specialized
A fern with long leaves that have chainlike rows of small spore cases underneath
- Specialized
A long series of atoms joined together that forms part of a molecule like in plastic
- Specialized
A very large group of atoms joined together in a long chain like in proteins or plastics
A range of hills in northern England that separates rivers flowing to different coasts
- Archaic
A line of towers with moving shutters that send messages people can see over long distances
- Specialized
A North American plant with chain-like leaves that grows in wetlands and wet woods
How Large
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2.9
27
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Chain comes from the Latin catena 'chain', and a group of shops or hotels is called a chain because the businesses are linked together by the same owner, like the linked rings of a real chain.