free and clear

Idioms  

1. Without any legal encumbrance, such as a lien or mortgage. For example, After the mortgage was paid off they owned the house free and clear. [Mid-1800s]

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Example Sentences

Anyone who has watched “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” could understand what Addison meant: She is choosing to be free and clear, to have every choice in front of her, to actualize without apology.

From Salon

I own my home free and clear and have no other debt at all.

From MarketWatch

A significant chunk of homeowners don’t even have a mortgage: About 40% of homes in the U.S. are owned free and clear, according to analysis of Census Bureau data by Torsten Slok, chief economist at Apollo.

From MarketWatch

That doesn’t mean we’re free and clear.

From The Wall Street Journal

Plaintiffs have likewise objected, saying he is trying to wipe out those liabilities and buy it back on the cheap, free and clear of tort liabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal