Information about Franchises
Franchise generally means a right or privilege. It may refer to:
- Suffrage, the civil right to vote
- A franchise (i.e., a franchise outlet) operated under the business method of franchising: the licensing of trademarks and methods of doing business.
- Chain store, retail outlets which share a brand and central management
- An exclusive right
- A government-granted monopoly, e.g. a "cable franchise"
- Media franchise, ownership of the characters and setting of a film, video game, book, etc., particularly in North American usage
- Franchise (short story), a 1955 short story by Isaac Asimov
- A virtue of chivalry denoting freedom of words, thoughts and acting in accord with one's nature.
- Dem Franchize Boyz, an American hip hop group from Atlanta, debuted with the poverty-stricken urban anthem "White Tee"
- Franchise deductible, in insurance, where the deductible only applies in small losses
- A professional sports team, a usage originating and prevalent in North America, usually operated under the American-style of a professional sports league organization
- A key or star player in many American sports; such a player may be referred to as a "franchise player", or may licence use of his name or image on franchised goods.
- Shane Douglas, a professional wrestler known as "The Franchise"
- Relocation of professional sports teams, in UK usage
Suffrage (from the Latin suffragium, meaning "vote") is the civil right to vote, or the exercise of that right. In that context, it is also called political franchise or simply the franchise.
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Franchising (from the French for honesty or freedom[1]) is a method of doing business wherein a "franchisor" licenses proven methods of doing business to a "franchisee" in exchange for a recurring payment, fees and a percentage of sales or profits.
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Chain stores (also called retail chains) are a range of retail outlets which share a brand and central management, usually with standardized business methods and practices. They are a type of business chain.
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In Anglo-Saxon law, an exclusive right is a de facto, non-tangible prerogative existing in law (that is, the power or, in a wider sense, right) to perform an action or acquire a benefit and to permit or deny others the right to perform the same action or to acquire the same benefit.
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In economics, a government-granted monopoly (also called a "de jure monopoly") is a form of coercive monopoly in a government grants exclusive privilege to a private individual or firm to be the sole provider of a good or service; potential competitors are excluded from the market
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A media franchise is an intellectual property involving the characters, setting, and trademarks of an original work of media (usually a work of fiction), such as a film, a work of literature, a television program, or a video game.
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"Franchise"
Author Isaac Asimov
Language English
Series Multivac
Genre(s) science fiction short story
Published in If
Publisher Quinn Publishing
Media type Magazine
Publication date August 1955
Preceded by Question
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Author Isaac Asimov
Language English
Series Multivac
Genre(s) science fiction short story
Published in If
Publisher Quinn Publishing
Media type Magazine
Publication date August 1955
Preceded by Question
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Chivalry[1] is a term related to the medieval institution of knighthood. It is usually associated with ideals of knightly virtues, honor and courtly love. The word is derived from the French word chevalier, indicating one who rides a horse (Fr.
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franchises and closed membership; the European structure is characterized by its use of promotion and relegation.
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The system developed in baseball
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Franchise Player is a modern term used in sports to describe an athlete who is not simply the best player on their team, but a player that the team can build their franchise around for the foreseeable future.
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Troy Shane Martin (born November 21, 1964) better known by his ring name Shane Douglas, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. In the course of his career, which has spanned two decades, Douglas has wrestled in Extreme Championship Wrestling, World
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Relocation of professional sports teams, is a common practice in North America but not at all common in Europe. It typically involves a franchise moving from one metropolitan area to another, although occasionally moves between municipalities in the same conurbation are also
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