free agency

American  

[free ay-juhn-see] / ˈfri ˈeɪ dʒən si /

noun

plural

free agencies

1. the status of a free agent; the fact of being a free agent.

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Other Word Forms

• free-agency adjective

Example Sentences

He told the New York Times in 1999 that he was “irked” that many players did not know that it was the union that made their enormous salaries and benefits, arbitration and free agency possible.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Here’s a look at some of the other moves the Chargers have made in free agency this week:

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Tyler Linderbaum had every attribute he needed to set off a bidding war when NFL free agency kicked off on Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

When he hit free agency again, Seattle scooped him up—and made off with the Lombardi Trophy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

This objection gains all its plausibility from the writer’s definition of free agency.

From Calvinistic Controversy Embracing a Sermon on Predestination and Election and Several Numbers, Formally Published in the Christian Advocate and Journal. by Fisk, Wilbur