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franchise
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franchise
1. An agreement between a firm and another party in which the firm provides the other party with the right to use the firm's name and to sell or rent its products. Selling franchise rights is a method of expanding a business quickly with a minimum of capital. See also franchisee, franchisor.
2. A right granted to another party by a government to engage in certain types of business. For example, a firm may obtain a government franchise to supply certain public services within a limited geographic region.


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Graffiti, a retail clothing chain, franchised some 360 stores from 1996 to 2000.
Business To Go by HOAG, CHRISTINA / Latin Trade
Today, sales by franchised outlets represent 40 percent of domestic retail sales.
Franchising Expands Horizons for Women Entrepreneurs by SPANDORF, ROCHELLE B. / Los Angeles Business Journal
Her company now has 125 franchised stores, cafes, carts, and kiosks across the country, and she projects that another 75 outlets will open by the end of the year.
Franchise fight: regulation threatens business opportunities for women by Larson, Elizabeth / Reason
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