freebie
Americannoun
noun
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"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
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
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Amazon’s past cloud computing investments came with side benefits—like keeping Prime Video cheap enough to offer as a freebie for Amazon Prime shoppers.
From Barron's
If a freebie or discount is offered for an extra perk that you may not care about, then what’s to get excited about?
From MarketWatch
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.
From BBC
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.
From MarketWatch
"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."
From BBC
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