free goods
Americanplural noun
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imported goods that are not subject to duty.
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goods having utilitarian value, as air and water, but available in such great quantities as to have no cost.
Etymology
Origin of free goods
First recorded in 1770–80
Example Sentences
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Federal Trade Commission guidance that companies offering free goods should take “extreme care so as to avoid any possibility that consumers will be misled or deceived.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 13, 2023
The bill is being introduced on Tuesday and bans people receiving money or free goods for writing glowing reviews.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2023
Sales pay for the shop’s rent, free goods and services.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2022
Common-property natural resources are free goods for the individual and scarce goods for society.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 4, 2019
We held that "free ships made free goods," and that our ships were not subject to capture, no matter whose goods they had on board.
From A School History of the United States by John Bach McMaster
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