Monopoly (game) — Monopoly The Monopoly Logo Designer(s) Elizabeth Magie Louis Fred Thun[1] Charles Darrow Publisher(s) … Wikipedia
monopoly — mo·nop·o·ly /mə nä pə lē/ n pl lies 1: exclusive control of a particular market that is marked by the power to control prices and exclude competition and that esp. is developed willfully rather than as the result of superior products or skill see … Law dictionary
franchise — fran·chise / fran ˌchīz/ n [Anglo French, literally, freedom, liberty, from Middle French, from franchir to free, from Old French franc free] 1: a special right or privilege granted by the government to an individual, group, or business entity:… … Law dictionary
monopoly — monopoly, corner, pool, syndicate, trust, cartel are comparable rather than synonymous terms when they apply to a means of controlling prices. Monopoly denotes the exclusive control of a service (as telephone or telegraph service) or traffic (as… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Franchise — generally means a right or privilege. It may refer to:*Suffrage, the civil right to vote *Franchising, a business method that involves licensing of trademarks and methods of doing business, such as: **Chain store, retail outlets which share a… … Wikipedia
monopoly — monopoloid, adj. /meuh nop euh lee/, n., pl. monopolies. 1. exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market, or a control that makes possible the manipulation of prices. Cf. duopoly, oligopoly. 2. an exclusive privilege to… … Universalium
Fast Food Franchise (board game) — Infobox Game subject name=Fast Food Franchise image link= image caption= designer=Thomas Lehmann publisher=TimJim/Prism Games players=2 ndash;5 ages=12 + setup time= 1 ndash;5 minutes playing time= complexity=Low strategy=Medium random… … Wikipedia
Chicago Cubs franchise history — The following is a franchise history of the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball, a charter member of the National League who started play in the National Association in 1870. The Chicago N.L. franchise is the only team to play continuously in… … Wikipedia
Customer franchise — A customer franchise refers to the cumulative image of a product, held by the consumer, resulting from long exposure to the product or marketing of the product. Contents 1 Overview 2 Cumulative impact 3 Brand franchise 4 Refere … Wikipedia
Dune (franchise) — Dune Creator Frank Herbert Original work Dune (1965) Print publications … Wikipedia
