freebie
- noun
- /ˈfriːbi/
- Informal
- To take advantage of this limited-time freebie, head over to Facebook, select a card, and follow the directions.
- get a freebie
- given a freebie
- freebie tickets
Oh, I've got a freebie bag, that's exciting.
- Oh, I've got a freebie bag, that's exciting.
- We've been giving out freebies, balloons, horns, whistles.
- But to me, it's a gift, it's a handout, it's a freebie.
- Many student accounts offer freebies, so we've got cash, railcards, subscriptions, vouchers.
- I mean, if we were talking hotel freebies, sure.
Examples
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You need one more hole punched in your card to get a freebie at the House of Tattoos.
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I have a big beach bag which was a freebie at an event.
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You might even have got a freebie, who knows?
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I'll give you a freebie next time.
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Paul, you told me this was a freebie.
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- Consider this a freebie.
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Provide them a freebie or price reduction to help get your business started.
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First things first: This book was a freebie from GoodReads in exchange for an honest review.
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I'm getting more free items from freebie websites than grocery stores!
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During the promotion, customers received a freebie with every purchase they made.
Synonyms
Something given to someone without payment, often for a special occasion
A free item given to people to promote a product or event
A thing given free to promote a product or service
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Freebie comes from the word free ('without payment') with a friendly ending like in goodie to make it sound small and fun. That's why a freebie is an item given 'without payment', often at events or as a promotion.