costless

adjective

Definition of costlessnext
as in free
not costing or charging anything maintaining a checking account with the bank is not the costless service that its advertising would have you believe

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Recent Examples of costless Except that by its very description, the Act is forcing something quite a bit worse than costless accession of what’s valuable. — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
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free
Adjective
  • Those who are crowd-averse should take it all in from a distance at Battery Park or the Brooklyn Promenade, or hop on the free ferry to Staten Island to catch views of the Statue and the New York Harbor.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The same new moon responsible for the eclipse will leave the night sky free from moonlight as the Perseid meteor shower reaches its annual maximum.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
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“Costless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/costless. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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