franchisee

English

Etymology

From franchise + -ee.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌfrænt͡ʃaɪ̯ˈziː/
• Rhymes: -ziː, -iː
• Hyphenation: fran‧chisee

Noun

franchisee (plural franchisees)

1. A holder of a franchise; a person who is granted a franchise.
   • 2019 October, Philip Sherratt, “Midland Main Line upgrade presses on”, in Modern Railways, page 60:

     The critical milestone is the December 2020 timetable, when new franchisee East Midlands Railway is due to start operating electric trains southwards from Corby into London St Pancras.

Derived terms

• nonfranchisee
• subfranchisee

Translations

holder of a franchise

• Dutch: franchisenemer (nl)
• Finnish: toimiluvan ottaja, luvakkeenottaja, franchising-ottaja, franchisen ottaja
• German: Franchisenehmer
• Indonesian: ahli waralaba
• Japanese: フランチャイジー
• Malay: francaisi
• Polish: franczyzobiorca (pl) m, franczyzobiorczyni f
• Portuguese: franqueado (pt) m
• Spanish: franquiciado (es) m, franquiciado (es) f, franquiciatario m or f
• Swedish: franchisetagare c