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to franchise

to franchise

10 5.8
To give a person or company the right to sell goods under a well-known brand
  • verb
  • /ˈfrænˌtʃaɪz/
translation icon : conceder una franquicia
  • - We are really close to franchising this.

And so when he got sick, he created the Secret Santa kit to franchise it so that other people could do it.

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Examples

  • With your new windfall, you guys could expand and franchise.

  • Then franchise this type of business.

  • I like small businesses at the moment when they prepare to franchise.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • If we keep this up, we can start franchising soon.

  • And when you're franchising, you have a team and we're all in it for the same common good.

  • We could franchise.

  • You know, if I'm able to pull this thing off I can franchise Camp Hollidays across the country like Taco Stands.

  • Mr. Flanagan is determined to revolutionize the bar business by franchising his version of the local New York tavern to every suburban shopping mall in America.

  • The company decided to franchise its popular coffee shop model to expand into new markets.

  • After significant growth, she plans to franchise her successful bakery to reach customers nationwide.

Antonyms

to revoke
  • Formal
96 6.2

Officially stop something from being valid, for example a license

to terminate
  • Formal
90 5.5

To make someone stop working for a company

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 Authorized

to franchise
10 5.8
to license
156 3.4
to authorize
489 4.4
to permit
531 1.5
to allow
1.0
to deny
423 1.6
to forbid
211 3.0

Surface Forms

franchise infinitive
franchised past
franchised past participle
franchising present participle
franchises third person singular

Etymology

Franchise as a verb comes from the same idea of giving a 'privilege' or 'right', again linked to the English word free. So to franchise a shop is to officially give it the right to operate under a brand.