franchise
noun
a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government.
had franchised
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past perfectof franchise.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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By the end of the 1980s, he owned or had franchised more than 800 locations.
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2021
