franchise
Granted commercial rights
The main related meanings of franchise have to do with rights or with businesses.
Generally, the franchise is the right to vote in public elections.
An owner of intellectual property may grant a franchise to a group or company that licenses that property for a particular purpose: J.K. Rowling granted LEGO the franchise for Harry Potter mini-figures.
Businesses in multiple locations that share a name but operate under a variety of owners are called franchises (hotel franchise, restaurant franchise).
To franchise is to operate using such a business model.
Linked segments forming length
- outletPoint of release
- dealershipLicensed retail seller
- licensingGranting official permission
- royaltiesOngoing payments to creators
territory · expansion · agreement · fees · training · operations · brand · turnkey
Shared position between parties
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- intellectual propertyLegal rights over inventions
- exclusivityState of being limited
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
contract · royalties · permit · authorization · renewal · compliance · concession · patent
Continuation of prior work
- prequelLater work, earlier setting
- trilogyThree linked creative works
- cinematic universeInterconnected franchise of films
- spinoffDerived work from original
reboot · crossover · adaptation · blockbuster · merchandise · fanbase · IP · saga
Right to cast ballots
- ballotVoting document
- electorateEligible voting body
- eligibilityState of meeting criteria
- registrationFormal recording of participation
citizenship · rights · representation · poll tax · voter · constitutional · amendment · universal suffrage
Organized cooperative unit
- leagueAssociation or distance unit
- draftPreliminary version of text
- rosterList of members
- ownerHolder of title
relocation · expansion · stadium · fans · jersey · championship · playoffs · salary cap
chain
Linked segments forming length
- outletPoint of release
- dealershipLicensed retail seller
- licensingGranting official permission
royalties · territory · expansion · agreement · fees · training · operations · brand · turnkey · model
agreement
Shared position between parties
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- intellectual propertyLegal rights over inventions
- exclusivityState of being limited
territory · contract · royalties · permit · authorization · renewal · compliance · concession · patent · licensor
sequel
Continuation of prior work
- prequelLater work, earlier setting
- trilogyThree linked creative works
- cinematic universeInterconnected franchise of films
spinoff · reboot · crossover · adaptation · blockbuster · merchandise · fanbase · IP · saga · installment
suffrage
Right to cast ballots
- ballotVoting document
- electorateEligible voting body
- eligibilityState of meeting criteria
registration · citizenship · rights · representation · poll tax · voter · constitutional · amendment · universal suffrage
team
Organized cooperative unit
owner · relocation · expansion · stadium · fans · jersey · championship · playoffs · salary cap · trade
- televisionTV, television, broadcast, TV shows, TV series
- teamsteam, squad, sports teams, sports team, club teams
- business termsrevenue stream, board meeting, gross margin, markdown, subsidiary
- entrepreneurshipentrepreneur, startup, founder, co-founder, cofounder
- box officebox office, gross, worldwide gross, opening weekend, ticket sales
- business empirestycoon, mogul, magnate, conglomerate, monopoly
franchisedisenfranchisement
Removal of voting rights
disfranchise · disfranchisement · disenfranchise · voter suppression · exclusion
franchiseprohibition
Authoritative legal ban
restriction · obligation · responsibility · liability · duty
- sports franchisesPrivately owned professional teams
- horror franchiseSeries of terror films
- franchise playerTeam's central star
- media franchiseBranded content across platforms
- franchise filmInstallment in cinematic series
- game franchiseRecurring branded entertainment line
franchises, enfranchise, franchised, franchising, enfranchisement, disenfranchised, franchiser, disenfranchise, franchisee