franchises
Brand-licensed business locations
Franchises is the plural of franchise, a word with meanings tied to rights and privileges.
A franchise can be a license to operate a business using an established brand: McDonald's franchises dot every major highway.
In sports, a franchise is a team and its entire organization: The franchise hasn't won a championship in decades.
Franchise also means the right to vote, though this sense appears mainly in formal contexts.
The verb franchise means to grant such rights: The company franchises its restaurants rather than operating them directly.
Ongoing payments to creators
- licensingGranting official permission
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- brandCompany's product line name
- chainLinked segments forming length
outlet · territory · agreement · fees · training · operations · model · expansion
Interconnected franchise of films
- sequelContinuation of prior work
- trilogyThree linked creative works
- spinoffDerived work from original
- sagaExtended heroic narrative
blockbuster · Marvel · Star Wars · Harry Potter · reboot · prequel · crossover · canon
Organized cooperative unit
- leagueAssociation or distance unit
- draftPreliminary version of text
- rosterList of members
- expansion teamNewly created sports club
relocation · owner · stadium · fans · dynasty · salary cap · trade · free agency
royalties
Ongoing payments to creators
- licensingGranting official permission
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- brandCompany's product line name
chain · outlet · territory · agreement · fees · training · operations · model · expansion · McDonald's
cinematic universe
Interconnected franchise of films
saga · blockbuster · Marvel · Star Wars · Harry Potter · reboot · prequel · crossover · canon · fanbase
team
Organized cooperative unit
expansion team · relocation · owner · stadium · fans · dynasty · salary cap · trade · free agency · revenue sharing
- storytellingstorytelling, story, tale, narrative, narrator
- filmsfeature films, action films, horror films, comedies, dramas
- family entertainmentanimated films, cartoons, G-rated, happy endings, happily ever after
- assetsproperty, cash, money, investments, bank accounts
- HollywoodHollywood, Tinseltown, Hollywood Sign, silver screen, movie stars
- Pro Sportsteam, teams, league, players, roster
franchisessole proprietorships
Businesses with single owners
parent companies · corporate headquarters · franchisors · local businesses · boutiques
franchisesdisenfranchisement
Removal of voting rights
disfranchisement · exclusion · deprivation · restrictions · responsibilities
- 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
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