giveaway
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4.4
- noun
- /ˈɡɪvəˌweɪ/
:
cesión (de bienes públicos)
- Many locals were concerned about the recent giveaway of public land to private companies.
Examples
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Tell the truth, Westhoven. This is not a stimulus bill; it is another massive giveaway at the taxpayers' expense!
Blog text (23) -
In essence, the rider is promoting a giveaway of public timber at great cost to taxpayers.
Academic text (1997) -
Take Comfort is a great giveaway at your conferences, support group meetings, and special events.
Blog text (12) -
Yeah, here to show you what today's Land Miss giveaway is.
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But these political giveaways are costing the taxpayers of Philadelphia about $4 million per year.
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This unprecedented giveaway by the philanthropist Richmond Valentine... has already seen over a billion cards distributed.
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So much public money goes to corporate welfare in the form of bailouts, giveaways, and subsidies.
Academic text (2004) -
It's time to end the taxpayer giveaways to an industry that's rarely been more profitable.
Blog text (19) -
The new policy was criticized as a giveaway to developers at the expense of public resources.
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The proposal sparked debate, as it seemed like a giveaway to wealthy investors rather than a benefit for the community.
Synonyms
67
2.5
Money, food or clothing given free to people in need
8
3.7
Public land that a government gives to someone for building colleges or railways
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Giveaway in politics comes from the same idea: give + away means to let something go cheaply or for free. People call handing public land or money a 'giveaway' when the government seems to have handed resources away to private groups, which is why the word sounds critical.