() [, ]a right that sb buys from a company that allows them to do particular business activities, such as selling the company's goods and services in a particular area; formal permission given by a government to sb that wants to operate a public service as a business （公司授予的）特许经营权；（政府授予的）特别经营权，特许◆They won the franchise to operate outlets in the UK. 他们获得了在英国经营专卖店的特许经营权。◆to operate a business under franchise 根据特许经营权经营◆In the reorganization, Southern Television lost their franchise. 南方电视公司在重组过程中失去了特许经营权。⨁to buy / have / hold / lose / own / win a franchise 购买／有／持有／失去／拥有／赢得特许权⨁to award / give sb / grant sb / sell a franchise 授予／给予某人／赋予某人／出售特许权⨁a catering / fast food / rail / television franchise 餐饮／快餐／铁路／电视特许经营权⨁a franchise business / company / operation 特许经营权企业／公司／业务⨁a franchise agreement / holder / owner 特许经营权协议／持有人／所有人
() [] a business or service run under franchise 获特许经营权的企业（或服务）◆The restaurant chain has 257 franchises across Europe. 这家餐饮连锁店在整个欧洲有 257 家特许经销店。◆a burger franchise 汉堡包特许经销店
() [] the group of people within a population that buy a particular product or service （购买某种产品或服务的）品牌忠诚者◆The young-male franchise generally consider it to be their brand. 热衷於购买这个品牌的年轻男性普遍认为这是属於他们的品牌。◆We needed to widen the brand's franchise. 我们必须网罗更多的这个品牌的忠诚者。
() [] the right to sell a particular film/movie, television show, computer program, etc. and use the name to market other products; the group of products that have the name （电影、电视节目、计算机软件等的）专卖权，特许权，特许商品◆They own the Tomb Raider franchise. 他们拥有《盗墓者》的专卖权。◆a new movie in the Harry Potter franchise 《哈利 • 波特》专卖权系列的新影片