noun
    
    plural -chises
    
    [count] the right to sell a company's goods or services in a particular area
    
    
    
    
    
    the right to vote
    
    
    
    US sports :a team that is a member of a professional sports league
    
    
    
    In U.S. and Canadian English, a franchise player is the best and most important player on a particular professional sports team.
    
    verb
    
    -chises; -chised; -chising
    
    [+ obj] :to offer the right to sell (your company's goods or services) in a particular area