franchise
noun
a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government.
have franchised
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present perfectof franchise.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“We thought we were going to get a long-term deal done, otherwise we wouldn’t have franchised him.’
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 3, 2019
In recent years, the ranks have been joined by both Sears, Roebuck and Montgomery Ward, which together have franchised 1,300 small-town catalogue-order outlets.
From Time Magazine Archive
