- for free
- This is wordy slang, often used by careless speakers who forget that free means "for nothing."
Dictionary of problem words and expressions. Harry Shaw. 1975.
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for free — {adj. phr.}, {substandard} Without having to pay; free. * /Hey you guys, look at this balloon! They re for free down at the new store./ … Dictionary of American idioms
for free — {adj. phr.}, {substandard} Without having to pay; free. * /Hey you guys, look at this balloon! They re for free down at the new store./ … Dictionary of American idioms
for free — for free, for real These two phrases, originally Americanisms, are regularly used informally in BrE, often in a jocular manner in newspaper articles: • Two pilots have in fact done the job ‘for real’ both Sqn Ldr Marshall and Flt Lt Dave Fischer… … Modern English usage
for free — adverb without payment I ll give you this gratis • Syn: ↑gratis, ↑free of charge * * * phrasal : at no cost : for nothing : gratis, gratuitous … Useful english dictionary
for free — adverb a) Without paying. We got all our food for free, it was included in the contract. b) Without effort; as a useful side effect of something that was to be done anyway. When they fixed that one bug, we got this new software feature for free.… … Wiktionary
for free — mod. free from monetary charge; gratis. □ And I get all this for free? □ Is all this really mine for free? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
for\ free — adj. phr. substandard Without having to pay; free. Hey you guys, look at this balloon! they re for free down at the new store … Словарь американских идиом
Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software — Autor Sam Williams Género … Wikipedia Español
for free — free of charge, at no cost … English contemporary dictionary
Nobody Rides For Free — For the Blackfoot song of the same name, see After the Reign. Nobody Rides For Free Single by Ratt from the album Point Break Released 1991 Format … Wikipedia
