free and clear

free and clear
adverb (or adjective)
: without liens or other legal claims

after only a few months the property was free and clear

they owned it and owned it free and clear

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free and clear phrase
without any limits or conditions
Thesaurus: free and independentsynonym
Main entry: free

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free and clear — see free, 2
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Main Entry:clear
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free and clear
: without owing any money

I've paid off my mortgage and now I own the property free and clear. [=I no longer owe any money for the property]

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Main Entry:free

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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