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franchise

franchise

319 5.8
A shop or restaurant that uses a well-known brand and sells its products under an agreement
  • noun
  • /ˈfrænˌtʃaɪz/
translation icon : franquicia
  • 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.

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Examples

  • We sold it to a local franchise in Texas.

  • How do I spot a franchise that is solid?

  • We have a new, well, let's say franchise here that we're gonna launch today.

  • Now, no other franchise in baseball can match that deal.

  • I own the Minnesota franchise of this game in the league.

  • 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

concession
vsfranchise
  • Specialized
38 5.8

The right to run a small business in a place like a stadium

applies to selling or distributing goods across a defined area, not only inside venues
distributorship
vsfranchise
2 6.8

A business allowed to sell a brand's products in a certain area

covers a wider agreement to run a branded business across a defined area

Compounds

franchise tax
  • Specialized
1 7.9

A tax some US states charge companies for the right to do business there based on their value or income

How Exclusive

monopoly
  • Specialized
148 4.9
franchise
319 5.8
concession
  • Specialized
38 5.8
to license
156 3.4
permit
262 2.1

Surface Forms

franchise singular
franchises plural

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.