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.

Translations

holder of a franchise

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