franchisee

[ fran-chahy-zee ]

noun

1. a person or company to whom a franchise is granted.

Word History and Origins

Origin of franchisee¹

First recorded in 1960–65; franchise + -ee

Example Sentences

The Wall Street Journal, for example, quoted one restaurant owner saying he had raised menu prices by 10%, and a McDonald’s franchisee fretting about losing his customer base if he had to raise the price of a Happy Meal to $20.

From Los Angeles Times

It said the current franchisee - Ahmet Mustafa - had only been “exposed to the full depth of these horrific, complex and sophisticated crimes” in the course of his co-operating with police and the prosecution.

From BBC

In April, it bought back more than 750 stores from a franchisee in Australia.

From BBC

They had visited the Costa Coffee branch in Station Parade, Barking, owned and operated by a franchisee, to buy two soya hot chocolates before Hannah attended the dentist.

From BBC

Hannah and her mother Abimbola Duyile visited the Costa Coffee branch in Station Parade, Barking, owned and operated by a franchisee, to buy two soya hot chocolates before Hannah attended the dentist.

From BBC