freebie

Or free·bee

[free-bee]

noun

Informal.

1. something given without charge or cost, as a ticket to a performance or sports event or a free sample at a store.

   Freebies can be very useful in promoting your brand or business.

freebie

/ ˈfriːbɪ /

noun

1. something provided without charge

adjective

1. without charge; free

Word History and Origins

Origin of freebie¹

1925–30, free + -bie, of uncertain origin; perhaps originally a noun phrase free bee, with bee ² as in put the bee on to borrow money with no intention of repaying it

Example Sentences

While there is broad agreement on the need for targeted subsidies to challenge the use of handouts as electoral bait, Indian elections are increasingly dominated by unaffordable, poll-driven freebie economics that states can ill afford.

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But under a law signed by the first President George Bush, executives who join an administration and who are required to sell their stock to avoid conflicts of interest get a freebie.

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"Life comes first, we don't deny that, but it cannot be a freebie for everyone. We cannot cater for the whole globe. We don't have enough."

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They could soon be unboxing fines rather than freebies -- Germany's online influencers are facing a tax evasion crackdown that has left them screaming OMG!

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Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick said the government had "lost the plot" and was "addicted to providing freebies", according to the Sun.

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