for free

phrase

: without charge

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Municipal compost operations tend only to accept leaves generated by that town and may also provide small quantities of finished compost to residents for free or at a nominal charge, according to DEEP. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026 Here's the full Premier League schedule for Sunday, and how to watch select matches, for free. — Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2026 Someone else copies them for free and undercuts their pricing before the training run has even paid back. — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 Starlink, which established its low Earth orbit internet service in May 2019, provided terminals and service to Ukraine for free after Russian strikes disrupted local internet networks. — Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for for free

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of for free was in 1937

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for free
for future reference
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“For free.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20free. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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