2. (v.) give a licence to someone特许经营

　　franchisee [ 9frAntFaI`zi: ] (n.) person who pays a royalty for a franchise特许经营人

　　franchiser [ `frAntFaI`zE(r) ] (n.) person who receives the royalty特许 经营授予人

　　fraud [ frC:d ] (n.) making money by not telling the truth诈骗

　　[例] He became rich through systematic fraud.

　　[同义词] deception, deceit, trickery

　　freebie [5fri:bI] (n. informal) a give-away, a free promotional product免费赠品

　　[例] I got two freebies of the theater. Let’s go this evening.

　　freehold [5fri:hEJld] (n.)an estate held in fee or for life享有全权的或可终身保有的不动产

　　free gift (n) an extra item given free with a purchase to encourage sales 赠品

　　[例] If you buy this cell phone, you will receive a free gift with it.

　　freelance [fri7lens] (adj, n) a person, especially a writer or an artist, who sells his or her services to employers without a long-term commitment to any one of them 自由职业

　　[例] She is working as a freelance---writing and make a living from sale of her books .

　　frequent flyer one who frequently take air-flight for business trip 经常乘飞机出差的人

　　frill [ fril ] (n.) a luxury 奢侈品

　　[例] Now non-frill flight are more popular with frequent flyers.

　　fringe benefits extra benefits 额外福利

　　fund [ fQnd ]1. (n.) money set aside for a special purpose基金

　　[例] a pension fund

　　2. (v.) provide money for投资

　　[例] We funded the company in the early days.

　　funds [ fQndz ] (n. pl) money available to spend资金

　　[例] We need extra funds to pay for research.

　　futures [ 5fju:tFEz ] (n. pl) trading in shares and commodities for delivery at a later date期货

　　[例] Features are different from options.