Predicate: franchise

Roleset id: franchise.01 , sell a representative example of a chain, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

franchise.01: FRANCHISE-V NOTES: I have a vague intuition that there's also a 'buy a franchise' sense,but I'll wait until an example shows up. (from franchise.01-v)

Aliases:

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franchise (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: franchiser
        Arg1-PPT: example of chain
        Arg2-GOL: franchisee

Example: no franchisee

        person: third,  tense: present,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        Rally's operates and franchises about 160 fast-food restaurants throughout the U.S.

        Arg0: Rally 's
        Rel: franchises
        Arg1: about 160 fast-food restaurants throughout the U.S.

Example: with franchisee

        person: ns,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        John franchised his highly lucrative dissertation-shredding business to hordes of hungry undergraduates.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: franchised
        Arg1: his highly lucrative dissertation-shredding business
        Arg2: to hordes of hungry undergraduates