franchise
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Is franchise a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (sports) The collection of organizations in the history of a sports team; the tradition of a sports team as an entity, extending beyond the contemporary organization.Examples: "The Whalers' home city of Hartford was one of many for the franchise."; "He devoted almost his full cricket career to playing county cricket for seven franchises until he earned a maiden callup at 35."countableuncountable
2. (business, marketing) The positive influence on the buying behavior of customers exerted by the reputation of a company or a brand.Examples: "Once a brand has established a consumer franchise and a brand image, it takes a long time for these to decay, as the image is maintained more by people's personal familiarity with and usage of the brand than by external marketing stimuli."; "Warren Buffett teaches us that the best business to own, the one with the best long-term prospects is a franchise - one that sells a product or service that is needed or desired, has no close substitute, and yields profits that are unregulated."; "Certain other industries have no plant. Value derives entirely from brand franchise. (Consulting firms, engineering firms, and advertising agencies do not talk about the value of their franchise. Instead, they talk about "reputation".)"countableuncountable
3. (obsolete) Magnanimity; generosity; liberality; frankness; nobility.countableobsoleteuncountable
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To confer certain powers on; grant a franchise to; authorize.Examples: "In a Commons Written Reply to Shadow Rail Minister Tan Dhesi, regarding any assessment of the impact on open access operators by the decision to move away from franchising […], Heaton-Harris highlighted that non-franchised operators run trains without a contractual relationship with Government."transitive
2. (transitive, rare) To set free; invest with a franchise or privilege; enfranchise.raretransitive
3. (transitive) To give to others the rights to sell or distribute (goods or services).Examples: "The ad originators are planning to franchise the campaign to gay groups all across the country."; "This winter, there is a diverse buffet of movies for you to choose from. Most people order the widely franchised cheeseburger because of its biggie-sized portion, its reliably adequate flavor, and its bright, attractive packaging. Don’t get me wrong; on opening day, I’ll be sitting in the front row savoring the cheeseburgery deliciousness of “Quantum of Solace” and “Twilight.” But after the initial cinematic hunger subsides, the diner, like myself, who craves a heartier meal, will take a second trip through the buffet line and search for a meal with a more complex flavor and memorable substance."transitive
Definition source: Wiktionary