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free ride — ˌfree ˈride noun [singular] something that you do not have to pay for, because someone else is paying for it: • Government employees are getting a free ride on taxpayers money. * * * Ⅰ. free ride UK US noun [C, usually singular] DISAPPROVING ► an … Financial and business terms
get a free ride — get, take, etc. a free ˈride idiom to get or take sth without paying because sb else is paying for it Main entry: ↑freeidiom … Useful english dictionary
Take the Train — is a card game of the shedding type family, marketed by the U.S. Playing Card Company under its Bicycle Games sub brand. The object of the game is to have the most train fares remaining at the end of the game; train fares are distributed evenly… … Wikipedia
free — free1 W1S1 [fri:] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(no cost)¦ 2¦(not a prisoner)¦ 3¦(not controlled)¦ 4¦(not busy)¦ 5¦(not being used)¦ 6¦(not suffering)¦ 7¦(not containing something)¦ 8¦(tax)¦ 9 feel free 10 free and easy … Dictionary of contemporary English
Free riding — (also known as Freeriding or Free riding) is a term used in the stock trading world to describe the practice of buying shares or other securities without actually having the capital to cover the trade. This is possible when recently bought or… … Wikipedia
free — ► ADJECTIVE (freer, freest) 1) not under the control or in the power of another. 2) permitted to take a specified action. 3) not or no longer confined, obstructed, or fixed. 4) not subject to engagements or obligations. 5) not occupied or in use … English terms dictionary
free — [adj1] without charge chargeless, comp*, complimentary, costless, for love*, for nothing*, freebie*, free of cost, free ride*, gratis, gratuitous, handout, on the cuff*, on the house*, paper*, unpaid, unrecompensed; concept 334 Ant. costly,… … New thesaurus
ride — ▪ I. ride ride 1 [raɪd] verb rode PASTTENSE [rəʊd ǁ roʊd] ridden PASTPART [ˈrɪdn] JOURNALISM 1. be riding high to be very successful or confident … Financial and business terms
ride — 1 /raId/ verb past tense rode past participle ridden / rIdn/ 1 ANIMAL (I, T) to sit on an animal, especially a horse, and make it move along: She learnt to ride when she was seven. | ride away/across/back etc: He rode away across the marshes. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ride — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 in a vehicle, on a horse, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ long, short ▪ We have a long ride ahead of us tomorrow. ▪ leisurely ▪ We went for a leisurely ride along the canal … Collocations dictionary
