noun
- plural of franchise: businesses that operate under a license from a parent company
- plural of franchise: professional sports teams in a league
- plural of franchise: rights or privileges granted by a government or company
verb
- third person singular present of franchise: grants a franchise to someone
Examples
- McDonald’s has thousands of franchises worldwide.
- The city awarded several taxi franchises to local companies.
- All thirty baseball franchises participated in the draft.
- She owns three pizza franchises in the downtown area.
- The company franchises its business model to entrepreneurs.
- Movie franchises like Star Wars generate billions in revenue.
- The government franchises the right to operate toll roads.