expansion franchise

collocation in English

meaningsofexpansionandfranchise

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expansion
noun[C or U]
uk
/ɪkˈspæn.ʃən/us
/ɪkˈspæn.ʃən/
the increase of something in size, number, ...
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franchise
noun
uk
/ˈfræn.tʃaɪz/us
/ˈfræn.tʃaɪz/
a right to sell a company's products in a particular area using the ...
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(Definition ofexpansionandfranchisefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofexpansion franchise

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The team was founded as anexpansionfranchisein 1997, and played their first game during the 19981999 season.
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The crowd made history as the largest ever to attend the first home game of anexpansionfranchise.
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However, the new franchise would not be granted as anexpansionfranchise.
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Theexpansionfranchisebegan play in 2006 and ended when the team was sold at the end of the 2011 season.
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This was the first time anyexpansionfranchisereached the playoffs in their first year, a feat that has not been repeated.
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The club's inaugural season resulted in a 1073 record, the onlyexpansionfranchisethat year to have their wins outpace their losses.
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Selig was denied anexpansionfranchiseat the 1968 owners' meetings, and turned his efforts toward purchasing and relocating an existing club.
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Established as anexpansionfranchisein 1962, the team's first winning season was in 1972.
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Huizenga stated his intention to aggressively pursue anexpansionfranchise.
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Before the start of the season, two franchises relocated, one was renamed, and two expansion franchises were founded.
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Three of the new teams were expansion franchises.
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It was also the expansion franchise's first victory.
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Debuting in 1998, it was one of the league's first expansion franchises.
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These hirings proved to be instrumental to the expansion franchise's quick success.
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Each time one of the expansion franchises selected a player from an existing team, that team was then permitted to remove a remaining player from its list of available players.
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Recent expansion franchises have commanded huge entry fees, which represent the price the new team must pay to gain its share of the existing teams' often guaranteed revenue streams.
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Changes baseball underwent during this time, such as expansion franchises and increasing the schedule from 154 games to 162, led to a wider audience for network and local television.
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