This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
freeware
[ free-wair ]
/ ˈfriˌwɛər /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun
computer software distributed without charge.
COMPARE COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS
These are smilar words, and share related meanings, but their uses are very different. Click on the buttons to learn more about these commonly confused words.
QUIZ
QUIZ YOURSELF ON AFFECT VS. EFFECT!
In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”
Question 1 of 7
The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing
Compare shareware.
Origin of freeware
First recorded in 1980–85
Words nearby freeware
free variation, free verse, free vibration, Freeview, free vote, freeware, freeway, free weight, freewheel, freewheeler, freewheeling
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022
How to use freeware in a sentence
PhraseExpress uses a freeware model and is entirely free for personal users.
Text expanders are the magical productivity tool you need to master|John Kennedy|July 1, 2021|Popular-Science
British Dictionary definitions for freeware
freeware
/ (ˈfriːˌwɛə) /
noun
computer software that may be distributed and used without payment
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for freeware
freeware
[ frē′wâr′ ]
Software that is available to users for free. Freeware is often made available for downloading over the Internet.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.