freecycle

American  

[free-sahy-kuhl] / ˌfriˈsaɪ kəl /

verb (used with object)

freecycled, freecycling

1. to give away (used goods or materials) to people who want them, or to obtain (such items) for free.

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verb (used without object)

freecycled, freecycling

1. to exchange used items for free.

noun

1. an online community that facilitates such exchanges.

freecycle British  

/ ˈfriːˌsaɪkəl /

noun

1. an informal network of citizens who cooperate online to promote recycling by offering one another unwanted items free of charge

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verb

1. (tr) to recycle (an unwanted item) by offering it to someone free of charge

Other Word Forms

• freecycler
  noun

Etymology

Origin of freecycle

2000–05; blend of free and recycle