freebie

noun

ˈfrē-bē How to pronounce freebie (audio)
variants or freebee
Definition of freebienext
as in gift
something given to someone without expectation of a return I got this CD as a freebie for buying a receiver

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Recent Examples of freebie July 4, 2026, marks America's 250th birthday, and to celebrate, companies are offering deals and freebies throughout the holiday weekend on everything from groceries and grilling essentials to coffee and sweet treats. — Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 1 July 2026 And so do all sorts of freebies, from free ice cream and drinks to such swag as sunhats, sun lotion or eye cream. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2026 People subscribe for the freebie, not for your perspective. — Sun Yi, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 Azaria ultimately scored a freebie to Game 4 and said the seats were good, even though he was stashed up near the rafters along with stars such as Questlove, Rainn Wilson, Ed Burns, Jeremy Strong, Aaron Judge and Christy Turlington. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for freebie
Recent Examples of Synonyms for freebie
  1. gift
  2. donation
  3. presentation
  4. present
Noun
  • Staff visit mothers in the hospital, bring small gifts to celebrate their new babies, conduct developmental screenings and connect families with evaluations or services when needed.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • The gift is the latest step in an aggressive national expansion that has the 153-year-old university opening a New York City campus this fall, planning a graduate campus in West Palm Beach, and building a quantum-computing institute in Chattanooga.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Definition of gift
Noun
  • The little church launched a big capital campaign and donations started pouring in locally and from places as far away as Australia, Rozelle said.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • Supporters can add a cash donation to the campaign at checkout, but that money is likely not going to Ossoff’s campaign.
    — Sophia Eppley, AJC.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of donation
Noun
  • Missouri residents can access informational presentations about Benton’s life work for free.
    — Zuri Primos July 26, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
  • One of the most intriguing parts of the evening involved the correspondents’ association’s annual journalism awards presentation.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Definition of presentation
Noun
  • Women leave their purses unguarded and the envelopes not attached to presents on the gift table typically have cash in them.
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • These rivers have not dried up but rather have been buried in concrete, and though Athens is no stranger to its present being dug up and overturned to showcase the past, this burial was a reversal.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
Definition of present

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