freebies

noun

variants or freebees
plural of freebie
as in gifts
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 freebies Federal prosecutors said Englander and Lee, listed in court filings as Staffer B, were plied with fancy meals, expensive alcohol and other freebies by people seeking to do business with the city. — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026 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 Smoothie chains and other restaurants are celebrating the holiday with discounts and freebies, giving fans of the beverage a cool way to kick off the summer season. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 20 June 2026 Many of the sites offered merchandise for sale or freebies such as water, cat toys or even clothes. — Hannah Ruhoff june 8, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2026 Head there on June 5 to shop the full collection (and grab a few Dunkin' freebies). — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2026 Motorola has offered some earbuds and tracking tags as freebies to try to offset the sticker shock, but that’s not enough. — ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026 Look for outrageous burgers and freebies in May. — Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for freebies
  1. gifts
  2. donations
  3. presentations
  4. presents
Noun
  • The lawsuit recruiters came to their town bearing gifts, several residents told The Times.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • Both ideas were kind of expensive, so the three of us agreed to split the costs of both gifts.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2026
Definition of gifts
Noun
  • The leader of the Reform UK party – which is topping most UK opinion polls – resigned as a member of parliament for Clacton-on-Sea, his constituency in southeast England, on Tuesday, amid mounting controversy over undeclared financial donations.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
  • Your kid might be eligible for other donations Kids born before that window are not completely out of luck.
    — Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 8 July 2026
Definition of donations
Noun
  • Vogue Business assessed the 64 shows and presentations published on Vogue Runway and contacted each brand to verify the findings (brands were given 48 hours to respond).
    — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 6 July 2026
  • Supported by a potent Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 GPU, ample RAM, and a generous 1TB SSD, the OmniBook 7 can handle any massive data sets, lengthy presentations, and more while running several programs at once.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 4 July 2026
Definition of presentations
Noun
  • The new season for Reda 1865 presents formalwear through different end users.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 7 July 2026
  • Absolutely nothing better than getting presents on other people's birthdays.
    — Alyssa Rotunno, InStyle, 4 July 2026
Definition of presents

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