- free ride
- noun Date: 1899 a benefit obtained at another's expense or without the usual cost or effort; also soft or easy treatment • free ride intransitive verb • free rider noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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free ride — noun count INFORMAL if someone gets a free ride, they get something without paying or working for it. This word usually shows that you think this is unfair … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
free ride — free′ ride′ n. something obtained without effort or cost • Etymology: 1895–1900 free′ rid′er, n … From formal English to slang
free ride — ☆ free ride n. Informal the use, enjoyment, etc. of something without the usual expenditure of money or effort … English World dictionary
free ride — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms free ride : singular free ride plural free rides informal if someone gets a free ride, they get something without paying or working for it. This word usually shows that you think this is unfair … English dictionary
free ride — Someone who gets a free ride benefits from a collective activity without participating in it. Only those who share the work can share the benefits nobody gets a free ride! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
free ride — noun 1. : a benefit (as food, entertainment, or acclaim) gained or accepted at another s expense or without cost to or effort by the one benefiting 2. a. : a subscription to a new security offering with the hope that the bonds or shares allotted… … Useful english dictionary
