franchise
noun
a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government.
franchises
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pluralof franchise.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof franchise (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
franchisenouna privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government.
Example Sentences
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So it's inevitable for Bond fans to want to have their questions answered about the future of one of cinema's most sought after roles, in one of cinema's biggest franchises.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
From the players’ viewpoint, the successive sales of major league franchises at record values — the San Diego Padres at $3.9 billion, then the Angels at $4 billion — reflects good economic times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
On Tuesday, their potential savior emerged: Kroenke, a man who already owned franchises worth tens of billions of dollars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Now, Kroenke will try to put his magic touch on one of the saddest franchises around: the Los Angeles Angels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The man who owns the Cape Girardeau restaurant, Shannon Davis, has linked it and three other of his 12 McDonald’s franchises to the Colorado call center, which is run by another McDonald’s franchisee, Steven Bigari.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
