| 单词 | franchise |
| 释义 | franchise (once / 448 pages) nv A franchise is a right granted by a government or corporation to an individual or group of individuals. One of the most important government-issued rights — so important it's known simply as "the franchise" — is the right to vote. In its more commercial meaning, the fast-food chain McDonalds is a franchise. So are Burger King and Kentucky Fried Chicken and the New York Yankees. In other words, businesses from which you can buy a license in order to sell or use their products. More recently, the term has come to have an intellectual meaning as well, as in a particular series of books or films, such as the Harry Potter franchise. WORD FAMILYfranchise: disfranchise, enfranchise, franchised, franchises, franchising+/disenfranchise: disenfranchised, disenfranchisement, disenfranchises, disenfranchising/disfranchise: disfranchised, disfranchisement, disfranchises, disfranchising/disfranchisement: disfranchisements/enfranchise: disenfranchise, enfranchised, enfranchisement, enfranchises, enfranchising/enfranchisement: enfranchisements USAGE EXAMPLESShould they use the franchise tag again, paying him $24 million for one year? Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Not just to Cousins, but to the franchise? Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Brown said the team would prefer not to use franchise tags on either player. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote) Syn|Hypo|Hyper enfranchisement right to vote, suffrage, vote a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment universal suffragesuffrage for all adults who are not disqualified by the laws of the country legal right a right based in law 2n an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place Hyper concession, grant a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business 3n a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area Syn|Hyper dealership business, business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it 4v grant a franchise to Hyper certify, licence, license authorize officially |
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