Definition of there is no free lunch
—used to say that it is not possible to get something that is desired or valuable without having to pay for it in some way
there is no free lunch
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there
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: in or at that place
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: to or into that place : thither
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: at that point or stage
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used as a function word to introduce a sentence or clause
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used as an indefinite substitute for a name
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: that place or position
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: that point
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used for emphasis especially after a demonstrative pronoun or a noun modified by a demonstrative adjective
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used for emphasis after a demonstrative adjective but before the noun modified
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: capable of being relied on for support or aid
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free
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: not costing or charging anything
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: having the legal and political rights of a citizen
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: enjoying civil and political liberty
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: in a free manner
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: without charge
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: with the wind more than six points from dead ahead
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: to cause to be free
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: to relieve or rid of what restrains, confines, restricts, or embarrasses
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: disentangle, clear
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lunch
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: a usually light meal
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: the food prepared for a lunch
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: to eat lunch
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: to treat to lunch
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