Past tense of franchise
regular verb
The past tense of franchise is franchised. The past participle is also franchised.
Forms of franchise
| Base form (V1) | franchise /ˈfɹænt͡ʃaɪ̯z/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | franchised |
| Past participle (V3) | franchised |
| Present participle | franchising |
| Third person singular | franchises |
Franchised in a sentence
- Most people order the widely franchised cheeseburger because of its biggie-sized portion, its reliably adequate flavor, and its bright, attractive packaging.2008 December, James Matney, “Raise your glasses in lactoast to independent films”, in The Vox (The Spokesman-Review), page 3, column 1
- He passed yakitori stands and massage parlors, a franchised coffee shop called Beautiful Girl, the electronic thunder of an arcade.1984, William Gibson, Neuromancer (Sprawl; book 1), New York, N.Y.: Ace Books, →ISBN, page 10. From the entry yakitori
- This type of modest-sized operation has reappeared in recent decades in the form of the franchised 'hot-bread shop,' often located in shopping centers.2015, Colin W Wrigley, Harold Corke, Koushik Seetharaman, Encyclopedia of Food Grains, page 340. From the entry hot bread shop
Meaning of franchise
- noun The right to vote at a public election or referendum; see: suffrage.
- noun A right or privilege officially granted to a person, a group of people, or a company by a government.
- noun An acknowledgment of a corporation's existence and ownership.
Questions about the past tense of franchise
- What is the past tense of franchise?
- The past tense of franchise is franchised.
- What is the past participle of franchise?
- The past participle of franchise is franchised.
- Is franchise a regular or irregular verb?
- Franchise is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: franchise (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this page: “Past tense of franchise.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/past-tense/franchise. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.