franchise

フランチャイズ、販売権

会社の名前を使い、その商品やサービスを販売できる権利。

やさしい英語で： Permission from a company to sell its products or services, usually using its name.

• She bought a restaurant franchise.
• The franchise agreement lets him use the company name.
• They sell franchises to business owners across the country.

類義語： licence

よく使う表現： buy a franchise, franchise agreement, restaurant franchise

フランチャイズ、シリーズ

同じ登場人物や架空の世界を共有する映画、本、ゲームなどの作品群。

やさしい英語で： A group of films, books, games, or shows that share characters or an imagined world.

• The franchise includes three films.
• A new game brings familiar characters from the franchise to life.
• The studio plans another sequel in its most successful franchise.

よく使う表現： film franchise, popular franchise, franchise rights

選挙権

公的な選挙で投票する、法律で認められた権利。

やさしい英語で： The legal right to vote in a public election.

• Women campaigned for the franchise.
• The law extended the franchise to more citizens.
• Property ownership once determined who held the franchise.

類義語： suffrage, voting rights

よく使う表現： extend the franchise, universal franchise, the electoral franchise

特許権、特権

政府が個人や団体、企業に特別に与える権利。

やさしい英語で： A special right given by a government to a person, group, or company.

• The government granted the company a franchise.
• Its franchise allowed it to operate the local railway.
• The city renewed the water company’s franchise for another decade.

類義語： concession, privilege

よく使う表現： grant a franchise, government franchise, railway franchise

フランチャイズ化する

他の人に自社の名前で商品やサービスを販売する権利を与える。

やさしい英語で： Give others permission to sell your company’s products or services, usually under its name.

• They plan to franchise the business.
• The company franchised its restaurants to independent owners.
• Have you considered franchising your brand overseas?

使い方： franchise something to someone (They franchised the brand to local business owners.)

類義語： license

よく使う表現： franchise a business, franchise something to, franchise your brand