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franchise

/ˈfɹænt͡ʃaɪ̯z/noun, verb2 syllables

Franchise means: a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area.

Synonyms for franchise4

noun, as in a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area

dealership

noun, as in a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)

enfranchisement

also used for franchise

franchisee, concession

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What does franchise mean?4

noun

1

a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area

2

a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)

3

an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place

verb

1

grant a franchise to

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Franchise in a sentence

  • After the third film, this franchise is terrible.Vanilla
  • This movie is a reboot of the franchise.Spamster
  • She runs a franchise of a popular restaurant chain.Vanilla
  • Antonio was going to call off the franchise.Amastan
  • Most film franchises eventually run out of ideas.Vanilla
  • Some video game publishers now prioritize investing in original property over acquiring existing franchises.Myrano_
  • You're afraid of the Dune sci-fi franchise.nonong
  • We are affiliated with a franchise that installed over a million dollars in solar last year.Cangarejo

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of franchise

as a noun

plural
franchises

as a verb

past tense
franchised
present participle
franchising
third-person singular
franchises
past participle
franchised