freebie

noun free·bie \ ˈfrē-bē \

variants: or freebee

|Updated on: 20 Aug 2018

Examples: freebie in a Sentence

Definition of freebie

: something (such as a theater ticket) given without charge

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Examples of freebie in a Sentence

On the store's opening day, the manager gave out hats, small toys, and other freebies.
I got this CD as a freebie for buying a receiver.

Recent Examples of freebie from the Web

The chain keeps the party going July 12-18 by giving 7Rewards members freebies with purchase.

— doreen christensen, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Free Slurpees at 7-Eleven on Wednesday followed by a week of free treats," 11 July 2018
Retiring upstairs is the ideal way to end the meal, and the room rate includes an epic room-service breakfast and freebies like Harry's razors, Marvis toothpaste, and Pliney the Elder IPA from the local Russian River Brewing Co.

— sam dangremond, Town & Country, "T&C Travel Guide: Napa Valley and Sonoma County, California," 9 July 2018
One thank you for the redistribution of freebie tickets seems plenty to me.

— philip galanes, New York Times, "Mom, I Need a Break," 5 July 2018
Heads up, gamers: Amazon is doling out freebies as well as discounts this year for Amazon Prime Day.

— dieter holger, PCWorld, "Here's all 21 free games available through Twitch for Prime Day," 3 July 2018
Others just shared similar stories of food misfortunes that turned into freebies.

— caitlin o'kane, CBS News, "Reese's sends care package to a man whose Reese's cup was missing peanut butter," 26 June 2018
Combined with his effectiveness getting to the line - drawing 7.1 fouls per 40 minutes and converting 86 percent of those freebies - Young is tailor-made for the NBA's current style of play.

— matthew giles, chicagotribune.com, "Ranking the top 50 prospects in the 2018 NBA draft," 19 June 2018
Intriguingly, though, this was also true of those told they had been given the ticket, if they were told as well that the ticket had originally cost money rather than being a freebie.

— The Economist, "Another’s wasted investment is as disturbing as one’s own," 31 May 2018
And when the Democrats stir up young voters as Ocasio-Cortez did last night, promising them the moon, a host of freebies? How are Republicans going to respond?

— Fox News, "Ingraham: Democrats racing to the left," 28 June 2018

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