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Maelstrom Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
"maintain" vs "retain"
Which one would be correct in this sentence:"
Party A would only consent to let Party B ____ their franchise if Party B proposed an enticing enough business proposal."
Thanks!
Party A would only consent to let Party B ____ their franchise if Party B proposed an enticing enough business proposal."
Thanks!
Top answer
retain
- retain
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IvanhrretainThanks.
And may I ask why?
Both sound fine to me though.
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'maintain a franchise' is not a collocation I'm familiar with and I don't think that you can 'maintain a franchise'.
'retain' , on the other hand', implies that a franchise has already been granted to party B and they will retain it if they offer a good business proposal.
'retain' , on the other hand', implies that a franchise has already been granted to party B and they will retain it if they offer a good business proposal.
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