Franchise
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Franchise can mean:
- A sports team.
- Franchising: A business method that involves the licensing of trademarks and methods of doing business, such as:
- Chain store, retail outlets which share a brand and central management
- An exclusive right, for example to sell branded merchandise.
- Media franchise, ownership of the characters and setting of a film, video game, book, or toys etc., particularly in North American usage. Examples include Pokémon, Harry Potter, or Barbie.