freebie

American  

[free-bee] / ˈfri bi /

Or freebee

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.

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freebie British  

/ ˈfriːbɪ /

noun

1. something provided without charge

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adjective

1. without charge; free

Etymology

Origin of freebie

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

I’m going to venture that a $60 seat for the World Cup will be harder to get than a freebie to the Eras tour, or perhaps even an audience with the pope.

From The Wall Street Journal

The stakes of this data-for-discounts trade extend beyond a few missed freebies.

From MarketWatch

To illustrate the point, Skye brings freebies to family gatherings: drinks and snacks for her cousins, lotion and hair products for her grandmothers.

From The Wall Street Journal

This year, the government has blanketed the city with posters urging Hongkongers to head to the polls, while dangling freebies and shopping discounts.

From BBC

The company aggressively supported angry customers during the outage, and liberally handed out freebies to retain them.

From Barron's