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Definitions
Without cost; not restricted
Word origin
From Middle English fre, from Old English frēo, frēoh, frī, friġ, frīoh (“free”), from Proto-West Germanic *frī, from Proto-Germanic *frijaz (“beloved, not in bondage”), from Proto-Indo-European *priHós (“pleased, loved”), from *preyH- (“to please; to love”). Related to friend.
Used in a sentence
“He was given free rein to do whatever he wanted.”
“Quickly, spirit! / Thou shalt ere long be free.”
“Policing the relationship between government and business in a free society is difficult. Businesspeople have every right to lobby governments, and civil servants to take jobs in the private sector.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer9 curated clues
01“At no charge”4 letters
02“Available at no cost”4 letters
03“Costing zero”4 letters
04“No-cost”4 letters
05“Not costing anything”4 letters
06“Not costing money”4 letters
07“Unrestricted”4 letters
08“Without charge”4 letters
09“Costing nothing”4 letters
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