without obligation

phrase

: without being required to do anything else (such as buy something)
You can try the machine for free without obligation.

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Epistemic authority is performed without obligation. Deb Roy, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2026 For those of us who occasionally need breaks from all the hugging and physical eye contact, fall reading is a way to be present without obligation. Glamour, 29 Oct. 2021 Futures require the holder to buy or sell an asset at a specific future date, and options are similar but grant the owner the choice to do so without obligation. Amrith Ramkumar and Julia-Ambra Verlaine, WSJ, 27 Sep. 2020

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“Without obligation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20obligation. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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