franchisenoun
uk/ˈfræn.tʃaɪz/us/ˈfræn.tʃaɪz/franchise noun (BUSINESS)
[ C ] a right to sell a company's products in a particular area using the company's name:
a fast-food franchise
a franchise holder
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- The Commission felt the company were overbidding and gave the franchise to their competitors instead.
- The company expanded rapidly during the 1980s by means of franchises.
- Each store is owned by an individual who pays a fee for the franchise.
- The franchise has proved to be extremely lucrative.
- He lost the franchise after failing to meet the specified standards.
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Enterprises
- acquirer
- acquiror
- agency
- airline
- answering service
- auction house
- carrier
- collective
- enterprise
- est
- establishment
- firm
- fragmented
- franchisee
- outfit
- private company
- private practice
- Pty
- public company
- public limited company
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franchise noun (VOTE)
the franchise [ S ]
the right to vote in an election, especially in order to elect a parliament or similar law-making organization:
American women worked for decades to win the franchise.
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Elections
- absentee ballot
- absentee vote
- absolute majority
- abstain
- abstention
- aye
- first-past-the-post
- general election
- gerrymandering
- go to the country idiom
- hat
- nominate
- rigging
- safe
- scrutineer
- secret ballot
- show of hands
- spoil
- stump
- vote of confidence
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franchise noun (FILMS)
[ C ] a series of films that have the same or similar titles and are about the same characters:
The next instalment in the Star Wars franchise is out soon.
the "Spiderman" movie franchise
franchiseverb [ T ]
uk/ˈfræn.tʃaɪz/us/ˈfræn.tʃaɪz/to give or sell a franchise to someone
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Selling
- auction
- bake sale
- bundle
- chain of production
- divest
- export
- package
- price yourself out of the market idiom
- privatize
- purvey
- realizable
- realization
- realize
- serve
- shift
- telesales
- tout
- undercharge
- unsold
- upsell
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franchising
noun [ U ] uk/ˈfræn.tʃaɪ.zɪŋ/us/ˈfræn.tʃaɪ.zɪŋ/