The district or jurisdiction to which a particular privilege extends; the limits of an immunity; hence, an asylum or sanctuary.
1810, “Franchise”, in James Millar, editor,Encyclopaedia Britannica:
Churches and monasteries in Spain arefranchises for criminals.
(sports) The collection of organizations in the history of asportsteam; thetradition of a sports team as anentity, extending beyond the contemporary organization.
The Whalers' home city of Hartford was one of many for thefranchise.
(business,marketing) The positive influence on the buying behavior of customers exerted by the reputation of a company or a brand.
2000, John Philip Jones,Behind powerful brands: from strategy to campaign, page80:
Once a brand has established a consumerfranchise and a brand image, it takes a long time for these to decay, as the image is maintained more by people's personal familiarity with and usage of the brand than by external marketing stimuli.
2002, Robert G. Hagstrom,The Essential Buffett: Timeless Principles for the New Economy, page26:
Warren Buffett teaches us that the best business to own, the one with the best long-term prospects is afranchise - one that sells a product or service that is needed or desired, has no close substitute, and yields profits that are unregulated.
2007, Jack L. Treynor,Treynor on institutional investing, page354:
Certain other industries have no plant. Value derives entirely from brandfranchise. (Consulting firms, engineering firms, and advertising agencies do not talk about the value of theirfranchise. Instead, they talk about "reputation".)
The loose collection offictional works pertaining to a particular fictionaluniverse, including literary, film, or television series from various sources, generally when all authorized by a copyright holder or similar authority.
the Star Warsfranchise
Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty.
2020 October 21, “Network News: No special agreements for open access operators”, inRail, page20:
In a Commons Written Reply to Shadow Rail Minister Tan Dhesi, regarding any assessment of the impact on open access operators by the decision to move away fromfranchising[…], Heaton-Harris highlighted that non-franchised operators run trains without a contractual relationship with Government.
(transitive) To give to others the rights to sell or distribute (goods or services).
1974 April 13, “Lavender Line: Near Complete”, inGay Community News, page 3:
The ad originators are planning tofranchise the campaign to gay groups all across the country.
2008 December, James Matney, “Raise your glasses in lactoast to independent films”, inThe Vox (The Spokesman-Review),page 3, column 1:
This winter, there is a diverse buffet of movies for you to choose from. Most people order the widelyfranchised cheeseburger because of its biggie-sized portion, its reliably adequate flavor, and its bright, attractive packaging. Don’t get me wrong; on opening day, I’ll be sitting in the front row savoring the cheeseburgery deliciousness of “Quantum of Solace” and “Twilight.” But after the initial cinematic hunger subsides, the diner, like myself, who craves a heartier meal, will take a second trip through the buffet line and search for a meal with a more complex flavor and memorable substance.
final "e" becomes audible in the inflected forms and is pronounced asi/i/ in singular forms as well as in nominative plural ande/e/ in other plural forms. Otherwise the case suffixes are pronounced as in ordinary Finnish words. For example genitive singular becomes/ˈfrænt͡ʃɑisin/ and inessive plural/ˈfrænt͡ʃɑiseissɑ/. There may be considerable variation between individuals.
Inflection of this word is challenging as it does not readily adapt to Finnish spelling conventions. In speech the pronouncing goes as if this was a "risti"-type noun with the exception that the final vowel in nominative singular is silent. In writing the original English spelling usually remains intact but there is variation in recording the case suffixes. Two options are shown below. The second one may look clumsy bit it eliminates guesswork from pronunciation. The part before apostrophe is pronounced as in English and the remainder as in Finnish.
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