0 a right to sell a company's products in a particular area using the company's name:
a fast-food franchise
a franchise holder
1 the right to vote in an election, especially in order to elect a parliament or similar law-making organization:
2 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
3 to give or sell a franchise to someone
4 a right to sell a company’s products in a particular area using the company’s name
Women in the US won the franchise in 1920.
6 an arrangement in which a company sells another business the right to sell its products or services in return for payment:
The bank is trying a scheme to let local managers work under franchise.
hold/own/have a franchise I don't believe they are a fit company to hold a franchise.
win/lose a franchise The company won the franchise to sell and service the luxury car in the west of Scotland area.
award/give/grant a franchise The company announced that it was not yet ready to award the franchise to either party.
7 a business that has bought the right to sell the products and services of another company:
8 to sell a person or company the right to sell the products and services of your company:
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.
He lost the franchise after failing to meet the specified standards.
The second type of change occurs as a result of the specialized advertising of corporations and franchises.
In 1923, a year after regular sound broadcasts began, private radio stations obtained franchises, licences or" concessions" - admittedly on a precarious legal basis.
The same theory of franchises that justified granting and seizing corporate privileges also justified modifying them by these means.
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