for free

for free
adverb
without payment
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I'll give you this gratis

Syn: ↑gratis, ↑free of charge

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phrasal

bought the entire stock and distributed them to all hands for free — Fletcher Pratt

just across the river is an outdoor movie, with children hanging on the parapet trying to see for free — Claudia Cassidy

where most of the best things in life are for free — Budd Schulberg

publicity for free was not his motive either — Carl Jonas

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for free (informal)
Given without desire for payment or other return
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Main Entry:free

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informal without cost or payment

these professionals were giving their time for free

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for free
: without charge : at no cost

If you buy two boxes of cereal, you'll get another box for free. [=without paying any more money]

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Main Entry:free

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