franchisee
noun
fran·chi·see
| \ ˌfran-ˌchī-ˈzē
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Definition of franchisee
: one granted a franchise
Examples of franchisee in a Sentence
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McFall and Fish made a significant decision during the recession to try to lower the cost of opening new Biggbys for franchisees. — Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, "Biggby Coffee Co-CEO Mike McFall drinks 14 espressos a day," 27 July 2019 Douglas Pretas, the Burger King franchisee, drives to work. — Anthony Faiola, Washington Post, "The price of ‘progress’ in the Amazon," 28 June 2019 Jazzercise’s empowerment effect could be especially intense, as enjoying classes could become a career (more than 90 percent of franchisees begin as students; even more are women). — Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, The Atlantic, "The World That Jazzercise Built," 16 June 2019 McDonald’s and its independent franchisees are committed to providing safe working conditions for employees in the 14,000 McDonald’s Brand U.S. restaurants. — Emily Guendelsberger, Vox, "I was a fast-food worker. Let me tell you about burnout.," 15 July 2019 Last year, the company encountered some friction with its franchisees. — Danielle Wiener-bronner, CNN, "McDonald's started using fresh meat. Sales of quarter-pound burgers went up 30%," 24 June 2019 Many of his franchisees have bought several brands. — Katherine Rosman, New York Times, "The Boutique Fitness Boom," 17 June 2019 Through re-franchising, a company can shift those costs to franchisees and return more cash to shareholders. — Joshua Fechter, ExpressNews.com, "Whataburger sells majority ownership stake to Chicago investment firm, the end of an era for the Texas staple," 14 June 2019 In the late 2000s, Saeed Khan took control of Jack in the Box as a San Francisco franchisee. — Justin Phillips, SFChronicle.com, "One of San Francisco’s last blues venues faces closure as it battles Jack in the Box," 3 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'franchisee.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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franchisee
noun
English Language Learners Definition of franchisee
: someone who has been given the right to sell a company's goods or services in a particular area : a person who has been granted a franchise
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franchisee
noun
fran·chi·see
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Legal Definition of franchisee
: one granted a franchise