OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 32035

franchise

/ˈfɹænt͡ʃaɪ̯z/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
franquiciar
To confer certain powers on; grant a franchise to; authorize.
In a Commons Written Reply to Shadow Rail Minister Tan Dhesi, regarding any assessment of the impact on open access operators by the decision to move away from franchising […], Hea…