franchise
- noun
- /ˈfrænˌtʃaɪz/
- This restaurant is part of a well-known franchise with locations across the country.
- a franchise fee
- a fast-food franchise
- own a franchise
Our Truly supplement brand kept our franchise from tanking.
- Our Truly supplement brand kept our franchise from tanking.
- How do I spot a franchise that is solid?
- He would own a he would own a franchise of garages.
- I own the Minnesota franchise of this game in the league.
- But you know, car washes, franchises, those things like they're way easier.
- And, you know, because all these franchises are shut, they're closed.
- And what happens in this building determines how our franchises grow or shrink.
- These are two of the most storied franchises in the history of the NFL.
- Boston Celtics are major NBA franchise and.
- I've never heard of a sports, a Major League franchise going bankrupt.
- And he had the franchise for Lonsdale in London.
- We sold it to a local franchise in Texas.
- Some of the critics said the franchise was losing its creative luster.
- Maybe, maybe that franchise has a sister or something.
- I'd like it to be a franchise of, of films.
Examples
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We sold it to a local franchise in Texas.
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How do I spot a franchise that is solid?
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We have a new, well, let's say franchise here that we're gonna launch today.
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Now, no other franchise in baseball can match that deal.
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I own the Minnesota franchise of this game in the league.
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The man runs a local coffee franchise, a modest achievement, in all truth.
Fiction book (1998) -
They'd been set up as a franchise network when the technology had first become available.
Fiction book (2001) -
The section concludes with a survey of the investment, entrepreneurial, and franchise opportunities that are becoming available.
Academic text (1995) -
When Fred Springer got that franchise, Japanese products were still considered a joke.
Fiction book (1990) -
Two competing financial organizations each sought to bring a major-league franchise permanently to the Bay Area.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
The right to run a small business in a place like a stadium
A business allowed to sell a brand's products in a certain area
Compounds
- Specialized
A tax some US states charge companies for the right to do business there based on their value or income
How Exclusive
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Etymology
Franchise comes from an old French word meaning 'freedom' or 'privilege', and it is related to the English word free. So a business franchise is a special right to sell a company's goods in a particular area.