HOW TO PRONOUNCE
franchise
/ˈfɹænˌtʃaɪz/
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Stress “fran” and end with a voiced “z.”
Use two syllables, with the ch sound of chair in the middle. The final syllable uses the long i vowel of my, followed by z rather than an unvoiced s.
2 syllables · Stress on syllable 1
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“The interview discusses a new franchise.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does franchise mean?
noun
- The right to vote at a public election or referendum; see: suffrage.
- A right or privilege officially granted to a person, a group of people, or a company by a government.
- An acknowledgment of a corporation's existence and ownership.
More meanings (13)
noun
- The authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area.
- A business operating under such authorization, a franchisee.
- A legal exemption from jurisdiction.
- The membership of a corporation or state; citizenship.
- The district or jurisdiction to which a particular privilege extends; the limits of an immunity; hence, an asylum or sanctuary.
- The collection of organizations in the history of a sports team; the tradition of a sports team as an entity, extending beyond the contemporary organization.
- The positive influence on the buying behavior of customers exerted by the reputation of a company or a brand.
- The loose collection of fictional works pertaining to a particular fictional universe, including literary, film, or television series from various sources, generally when all authorized by a copyright holder or similar authority.
- Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty.
- (obsolete) Magnanimity; generosity; liberality; frankness; nobility.
verb
- To confer certain powers on; grant a franchise to; authorize.
- To give to others the rights to sell or distribute (goods or services).
- (rare) To set free; invest with a franchise or privilege; enfranchise.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈfɹænˌtʃaɪz/
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We do not realize, sometimes, I think, how limited the franchise really is, even in America.
It is difficult to close this chapter without a reference to the efforts made in Chicago to secure the municipal franchise for women.
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And when a Tokian dies, his franchise to a telephone, if he has one, is usually itemized in his will as a four-hundred-dollar property.
Far different is the administration of criminal justice, a technical and very noble function, which has nothing in common with the elementary function of the franchise.
The electoral franchise was everywhere placed within certain limits, and made dependent on a certain qualification, which was exceedingly low in the North and more considerable in the South.