单词	franchise
释义	franchise1 nounfranchise2 verb franchisefran‧chise1 /ˈfræntʃaɪz/ ●○○ noun Word Origin WORD ORIGINfranchise1 Origin: 1300-1400 Old French franchir ‘to set free’, from franc; ➔ FRANK1 Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Many towns were full of shopping malls and fast-food franchises. The franchise was later extended to any person over 18 years old. The city was still negotiating with cable TV companies over who'd get the first franchise to beam programs into people's homes. The constitution provided broad electoral franchise. This franchise will never have another second baseman as talented as Roberto Alomar. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And I might get the franchise. Brooks Marketing, which owns the Burke's franchise, is offering about 10 percent of its equity in return for £150,000. In Atlanta, the Marlins dominated a team that won 101 games and became the first franchise to reach six straight postseasons. Railtrack will own the infrastructure but the successful bidder for the franchise will run the trains. Some attributed the growth to the democratization of the Poor Law franchise in 1894. The franchise consists of more than 3,000 offices across the country. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorthe right to vote► the vote the right to vote in an election: · People are campaigning for civil rights and especially for the vote.have the vote: · The majority of immigrant workers do not have the vote.get the vote: · In 1928 in Britain, women got the vote at 21 on equal terms with men. ► have a vote if you have a vote , you have the right to vote: · In Britain, everyone over 18 has a vote.· The secretary is allowed to attend meetings, but does not have a vote. ► suffrage formal the right to vote in elections - use this especially to talk about people's fight to be allowed to vote: · There was a fierce struggle for women's suffrage in Britain early this century.· Suffrage reforms took place in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.universal suffrage (=the right of every adult in a country to vote): · Even now, not every country in Europe has universal suffrage. ► franchise formal the right to vote in political elections: · The franchise was later extended to any person over 18 years old. ► enfranchise formal to give a person or a group of people the right to vote in political elections: · This legislation enfranchised many thousands of people.· The group works in developing countries to increase literacy and enfranchise women. ► disenfranchise formal to take away someone's right to vote in an election: · If you don't get your name on the electoral register you may be disenfranchised. WORD SETS► Voting abstain, verbabstention, nounadopt, verbballot, nounballot box, nounballot paper, nounblackball, verbby-election, nouncasting vote, nouncloture, nounconstituency, nounconstituent, noundeliver, verbdeposit, noundeselect, verbdisenfranchise, verbdisfranchise, verbdivision, noundoorstep, verbdream ticket, nounelect, verbelection, nounelectioneering, nounelective, adjectiveelector, nounelectoral, adjectiveelectoral register, nounelectorate, nounenfranchise, verbexit poll, nounfloating voter, nounfranchise, noungeneral election, nounhung parliament, nounlobby, nounmajority, nounmotion, nounno, nounoff-year, nounopen primary, nounoutvote, verboverall majority, nounplebiscite, nounplurality, nounpocket veto, nounpoint of order, nounpoll, nounpolling, nounpolling booth, nounpolling day, nounpolling station, nounpollster, nounPR, nounprimary, nounprimary election, nounproportional representation, nounpsephology, nounrecount, nounre-elect, verbreferendum, nounresolution, nounresolve, verbreturn, verbreturning officer, nounrig, verbrun, verbrun-off, nounscrutineer, nounshow of hands, nounslate, nounsplit ticket, nounspoil, verbsponsor, nounsponsor, verbstalking horse, nounstraight ticket, nounstraw poll, nounstronghold, nounsuffrage, nountactical voting, nounteller, nounthree-line whip, nounvote, verbvote of censure, nounvote of confidence, nounvote of no confidence, nounvoter, nounvoting machine, nounward, nounwrite-in, nounX, nounyea, nounyes, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► franchise holder  a franchise holder ► franchise agreement  a franchise agreement COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► agreement · Distribution - Setting up agency agreements while avoiding possible conflicts of interest; drafting franchise agreements as an alternative distribution method.· The acquisitions are pending transfer of franchise agreements and other regulatory approvals.· Similarly, franchise agreements are granted block exemption under Regulation 4087/88.· The California Department of Transportation negotiated franchise agreements with four private consortia to build toll highways.· Under the franchise agreement the franchisor grants the franchisee the right to sell the product in a particular territory.· Adamson said he has fired employees and even canceled franchise agreements because of continued discriminatory practices.· Training and product support are an essential part of a franchise agreement.· The purchase reportedly includes nine Omni-owned hotels and management contracts or franchise agreements on 25 others. ► cable · In addition, TeleWest says that it is in negotiation with other cable franchise holders on possible interconnection of their networks.· The Grand Forks City Council approved a transfer of the cable franchise recently to the partnership, which remains unnamed.· Ample precedents exist for imposing spectrum use fees and cable franchise taxes for public telecommunications purposes.· Broadcast station licenses and monopoly cable franchises cost their original owners nothing except legal fees.· Competition at TeleCable has always meant winning and keeping the exclusive cable franchises granted by local governments. ► fee · The franchise fee will determine the point D, below which the retailer would make losses.· Only £7,500 of his investment was the franchise fee that goes straight to Athena. ► holder · But how should the existing franchise holders be treated?· In addition, TeleWest says that it is in negotiation with other cable franchise holders on possible interconnection of their networks.· He joins the company from another major franchise holder in County Durham.· The government mandates the franchise holder to supply all the electricity required by all users in the franchise area.· Discounts vary between individual franchise holders.· Videopics is presently training franchise holders in a Christmas promotion of personalised T-shirts for teddy bears. 1a)[countable, uncountable] permission given by a company to someone who wants to sell its goods or services:  a franchise holder a franchise agreementunder (a) franchise The beer is brewed under franchise. b)[countable] a business, shop etc that is run under franchise2[countable] American English a professional sports team3[uncountable] formal the legal right to vote in your country’s elections franchise1 nounfranchise2 verb franchisefranchise2 verb [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE franchise Simple Form Present I, you, we, they franchise he, she, it franchises Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they franchised Present perfect I, you, we, they have franchised he, she, it has franchised Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had franchised Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will franchise Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have franchised Continuous Form Present I am franchising he, she, it is franchising you, we, they are franchising Past I, he, she, it was franchising you, we, they were franchising Present perfect I, you, we, they have been franchising he, she, it has been franchising Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been franchising Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be franchising Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been franchising Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The corporation that owns the spa is hoping to franchise this treatment nationally. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Advice on franchising has been provided by merchant banker Hambros. By 1978, Supercuts had six stores in the San Francisco area and began franchising. Color Me Mine in Van Nuys added three of its four stores during the past 12 months and began franchising the concept. He said interesting and constructive submissions on franchising had been received from the private sector and these were being examined closely. However, since franchising began in 1994, only 420 applicants had failed to pass the preliminary audit. What a pity the venture can't franchise these things. word sets WORD SETS► Basics admin, nounadministration, nounadministrative, adjectiveadministrator, nounagency, nounagent, nounbalance sheet, nounbazaar, nounbid, nounbid, verbbig business, nounbook value, nounboss, nounbottom line, nounbranch, nouncapacity, nouncapital, nouncapital assets, nouncapital gains, nouncapital goods, nouncapital-intensive, adjectivecapitalist, nouncard, nouncentralize, verbcompetitiveness, nounconsultancy, nouncontract, nouncontract, verbcost-effective, adjectivecoupon, nouncritical path, noundecentralize, verbdeveloper, noundistiller, noundistributor, noundiversify, verbdownsize, verbeconomics, nounenterprise, nounentrepreneur, nounestablishment, nounfashion, nounfly-by-night, adjectivefold, verbfoodstuff, nounform letter, nounfranchise, verbfranchisee, noungazump, verbgearing, noungeneric, adjectiveget, verbhard sell, nounhaute couture, nounhigh season, nounhigh technology, nounhike, nounhike, verbloss, nounlow-tech, adjectivemaximize, verbMD, nounmerchandise, verbmerchandising, nounmerger, nounmiddleman, nounmiller, nounmission statement, nounmom-and-pop, adjectivemoneygrabbing, adjectivemoneymaker, noun-monger, suffixmonopolistic, adjectivemonopoly, nounnet, adjectivenet, verbniche, nounoff-the-peg, adjectiveopening time, nounoperation, nounoperational, adjectiveoperator, nounoption, nounoutlay, nounoutlet, nounoutput, nounoutwork, nounoverhead, nounoverstock, verbpackage, nounpartner, nounpartnership, nounpatent, nounpayola, nounpercentage, nounpiracy, nounpremium, nounprivate practice, nounprivatization, nounprivatize, verbprofitability, nounproprietor, nounproprietress, nounpurchase price, nounpurchasing power, nounquiet, adjectiveR & D, nounrate of return, nounrecall, verbreject, nounrep, nounresearch and development, nounrestrictive practices, nounrevenue, nounsell, verbservice industry, nounsleeping partner, nounspeculate, verbspeculation, nounspeculative, adjectivestreet value, nounsubtotal, nounswap meet, nounsweatshop, nounsyndicate, nounsystems analyst, nountake, nountender, nountie-up, nounTM, transact, verbtransaction, nounturnover, nounundersell, verbuneconomic, adjectiveunit, noununprofitable, adjectivevideo conferencing, nounwatchdog, nounwheeler-dealer, nounwheeling and dealing, noun to give or sell a franchise to someone
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