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for free

1. Without requiring a payment in return. The owner gave us some pastries for free because he was about to close the shop for the day.
2. A phrase used to highlight how passionately or intensely one believes something. Listen, I can tell you this for free: if he hasn't called you yet, he's not going to call, period.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

for free

for no charge or cost; free of any cost. They let us into the movie for free. I will let you have a sample of the candy for free.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

for free

Without charge, gratis, as in You can't expect the doctor to treat you for free. [Colloquial; c. 1900]
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

for free

without cost or payment; free of charge. informal
1957 Godfrey Smith The Friends Back home we pay if we're ill…You don't expect to be ill for free.
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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

for ˈfree


1 without having to pay: Some children got into the cinema for free by using old tickets.
2 used for emphasizing how strongly you feel about something: The whole plan is a disaster. I can tell you that for free.
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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

for free

mod. free from monetary charge; gratis. Is all this really mine for free?
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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

for free

Informal
Without charge.
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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
See also:
  • how about
  • how/what about...?
  • eggs is eggs
  • How long is a piece of string?
  • from my cold, dead hands
  • (one's) best foot forward
  • best foot forward
  • and how
  • and how!
  • sure as eggs is eggs
References in periodicals archive
Irwin builds a much more practical and empirical case for free trade in Free Trade Under Fire, Trade, he notes, is a vital engine of economic growth, especially in the United States, where exports and imports together make up about 25 percent of gross domestic product.
But these two books make a powerful case for free trade--a case that apparently must be made again and again.
Tear down these walls: making the case for free trade
To a striking extent, the case they make for free trade bears no relation to the one made by Adam Smith and his successors in the economics profession.
Admittedly, the case for free trade is to some degree hypothetical and counterintuitive.
Fast-track impasse
What economists have done well is to work out the technical conditions under which free trade promotes the general welfare, and on this issue the consensus for free trade is nearly unanimous.
Against the Tide: An Intellectual History of Free Trade
With the self-interest of many industries, a new congressional majority, and the ever-declining power of private-sector unions all converging, it has never been more possible to harness a powerful political alliance for free trade, uniting ideology and interest.
No deals
Instead, he ignores Madison's "complete exemption" of the press from regulation and harks back to the 1930s and proposes a "New Deal" that would do for a free press and the First Amendment what Roosevelt's New Deal did for free markets and the right of contract.
Democracy and the Problem of Free Speech
In Mexico and throughout Latin America, the perceived betrayal by the United States could seriously undermine support for free trade and free-market reforms generally.
Protectionist racket