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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Any free goods that actually resulted would be a bonus.
The entrepreneur made his money selling luxury duty free goods to travellers across the world, but he rejected the trappings of wealth himself.
From BBC
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
The bill is being introduced on Tuesday and bans people receiving money or free goods for writing glowing reviews.
From BBC
The store is also offering free goods to those who lost their homes.
From Seattle Times
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