| 单词 | franchise |
| 释义 | franchise (fræntʃaɪz ) Word forms: franchises , franchising , franchised 1. countable noun [oft noun NOUN, NOUN noun] A franchise is an authority that is given by an organization to someone, allowing them to sell its goods or services or to take part in an activity which the organization controls. [business] ...fast-food franchises. ...the franchise to build and operate the tunnel. Talk to other franchise holders and ask them what they think of the parent company. Synonyms: authorization, right, permit, licence 2. verb If a company franchises its business, it sells franchises to other companies, allowing them to sell its goods or services. [business] She has recently franchised her business. [VERB noun] It takes hundreds of thousands of dollars to get into the franchised pizza business. [VERB-ed] franchising uncountable noun An important aspect of franchising is the reduced risk of business failure it offers to franchisees. 3. uncountable noun [oft the NOUN] Franchise is the right to vote in an election, especially one in which people elect a parliament. ...the introduction of universal franchise. The 1867 Reform Act extended the franchise to much of the male working class. Synonyms: vote, voting rights, suffrage, enfranchisement Collocations: existing franchise Common sense dictates that any company bidding three times the existing franchise payments should be discounted. Times, Sunday Times He said that the existing franchise system had been based on the assumption that there would be no significant growth in rail travel. Times, Sunday Times So, the person deciding the bid acceptance criteria should have discounted any bids that were, say, 10 per cent above the existing franchise payment levels. Times, Sunday Times However, the plant's use of the original sugar recipe had made the plant popular far beyond its existing franchise agreement. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Fourth, the plan called for alignment with an expansion team, meaning that no existing franchise would have to be moved. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Throughout its history the party has been at its best when it has sought to extend the franchise. Times, Sunday Times A blatant attempt to extend the franchise? Times, Sunday Times His fervent piety stirred up citizens and helped to extend the franchise foundations of the revived republic. The Times Literary Supplement He supported the law to extend the franchise tax exemption to certain businesses. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He co-sponsored the successful bill to extend the franchise tax exemption to certain businesses. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He had just moved to town and purchased a fast-food franchise quicker than they could word a statement. Christianity Today Hooks's professional career combined law and the ministry with a short period owning a fast-food franchise. Times, Sunday Times We decided to take on a fast-food franchise together a year ago. The Sun I borrowed the money from a friend but told him it was to buy a fast-food franchise. The Sun He was studying business parttime to help with his fast-food franchise. The Sun He signed the one-year franchise contract that earned him $8.64 million in 2007. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A franchise contract typically gives a franchise owner the exclusive right to take service calls within a given geographical area. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The existing franchise contract was established in 2005 and was originally intended to last for 10 years. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They were never formally banned, but were deemed to have broken their franchise contracts. ST When an economic downturn can ruin franchise contracts, the cost of franchising becomes far too high. Times, Sunday Times Possibilities include expanding its overseas franchise operation and selling additional goods in its stores. Times, Sunday Times Perhaps it would be safest to close the canteen, or bring in a franchise operation and let it take the flak. Times, Sunday Times Restructuring of its franchise operation should help to rebuild margins in parcels from 8.6 per cent towards its 12 per cent target. Times, Sunday Times The original franchise operation collapsed into bankruptcy and current restaurants are independently operated, with different menus, recipes, signage and advertising. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A clean break was needed from a system of competing exam boards and franchise operations. Times, Sunday Times It has a total of 19 franchised outlets overseas. Times, Sunday Times The group was founded in 1961 and operates 140 company-owned stores and another 1,000 franchised outlets worldwide. Times, Sunday Times The company's 120 franchised outlets were not affected. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In addition to this chain, there are 481 self-service franchise outlets. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He insisted he was not motivated by greed, instead being tricked and trapped by his franchise owner. The Sun Each individual franchise owner was given the option of changing branding at the time of the changeover. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The franchise owner was given the control of with the business side, including circulation and generation of revenues. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All schools have an on-site franchise owner and an educational director. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A franchise contract typically gives a franchise owner the exclusive right to take service calls within a given geographical area. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He will be the franchise player. Times, Sunday Times I told him, he'd get paid $5 million because he was going to be our franchise player. Globe and Mail Then he filled the shoes of a franchise player. Houston Chronicle A franchise player has the confidence of the organization and has the comfort of knowing that he will probably not be traded or released. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Bosh stepped up to the role of franchise player and performed well in his sophomore campaign, ranking tenth in the league in defensive rebounds. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The concept of servicescape can help assess the difference in customer experience between a fast-food franchise restaurant and a small, family-run restaurant. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Overseas, there are 22 franchised restaurants in ten countries, with more in the pipeline. Times, Sunday Times It has more than 900 owned and franchised restaurants and revenues of more than $1.4 billion (905m). Times, Sunday Times It also has 39 mainly franchised restaurants overseas. Times, Sunday Times The chain comprises 32 branches, including five franchised restaurants, and the operation has annual sales of about 25m. Times, Sunday Times These will be franchise stores, such as those in garages, railway stations and airports. Times, Sunday Times The company also in-tended to open more franchise stores and to improve the loca-tion and operation of existing stores. Times, Sunday Times The coffee chain previously had ruled out opening franchise stores as it wanted to keep close control of its brand. Times, Sunday Times Together they will supply nearly 1,100 franchised stores. Times, Sunday Times It also owns 35 franchised stores and concessions in 12 countries around the world. Times, Sunday Times Seal has discovered a lucrative franchise in a genre with which he has little natural affinity. Times, Sunday Times It was an immensely lucrative franchise, worth billions of dollars. Times, Sunday Times Variolation became a lucrative franchise, but it remained beyond the means of many until the late 1770s. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was a lucrative franchise. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was being offered lucrative franchises. Times,Sunday Times There are plans to grow quickly in other regions through a highly profitable franchise model under which franchisees have the opportunity to own shares in the company. Times, Sunday Times It said that it hoped to sell on some of the group's profitable franchises and outlets. Times, Sunday Times Thus were two of the most profitable franchises in popular fiction established. Times, Sunday Times They play a long game in this successful franchise, developing themes and characters slowly amid a gruesome body count. Times, Sunday Times It now runs successful franchise operations all over the world. The Sun Adjusted for inflation, it has earned over $2.5 billion worldwide at 2011 prices, making it the most successful franchise film of all time. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These were a very successful franchise on their own, spawning parody tapes, comic books and car toys. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She almost did not end up in the first film of the successful franchise. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Would the consumers engaged in helping to run these companies be democratically elected by the universal franchise in any given area? Times, Sunday Times They have had no power since the advent of the universal franchise, and have no prospect of it. Times, Sunday Times They have never come near winning power in a general election since universal franchise was introduced in 1918. Times, Sunday Times The holiday was abolished after the first universal franchise election in 1994 and the subsequent new constitution. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It involved the setting up of 18 district boards to be partially directly elected on the universal franchise and partially appointed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 特许经营权公司授予某人的 Japanese: フランチャイズ |
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