free goods

American  

plural noun

1. imported goods that are not subject to duty.

2. goods having utilitarian value, as air and water, but available in such great quantities as to have no cost.

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Etymology

Origin of free goods

First recorded in 1770–80

Example Sentences

That’s a common theme in the Olympic Village, where corporate sponsors of the Games have gotten creative with their free goods and services — and swag bags — for the athletes.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

Any free goods that actually resulted would be a bonus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

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 tech giant says the groups offer money or free goods in exchange for reviews being posted on Amazon.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2022

But in our treaties with France, &c. we have established the simpler rule, that a free bottom makes free goods, and an enemy bottom, enemy goods.

From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 by Randolph, Thomas Jefferson