variants
or freebee
as in gift
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 freebie
How to redeem a Chick-fil-A breakfast freebie To redeem the free Chick-fil-A breakfast item, visit your local restaurant’s app and use the coupon.
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Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Jan. 2026
Some of it inevitably comes from, without a hint of irony, people who aren’t buying tickets, like sports media or, before a policy change in Jacksonville, city leaders getting freebies.
—Mark Woods, Florida Times-Union, 9 Jan. 2026
In addition to the footlong freebie, Sub Club members will get a free cookie for their birthday.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 2 Jan. 2026
But some of the freebies and beauty products that didn’t live up to the hype?
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
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Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Jan. 2026
Some of it inevitably comes from, without a hint of irony, people who aren’t buying tickets, like sports media or, before a policy change in Jacksonville, city leaders getting freebies.
—Mark Woods, Florida Times-Union, 9 Jan. 2026
In addition to the footlong freebie, Sub Club members will get a free cookie for their birthday.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 2 Jan. 2026
But some of the freebies and beauty products that didn’t live up to the hype?
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freebie
Noun
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Epstein gave Siegal $30,000 as a birthday gift in July 2018.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2026
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The movie opens with marshland residents, including Lamia and Bibi, lining up far back and pressing urgently forward, jerricans in hand, to receive fresh water at a tanker truck from officials offering it as a gift from Hussein.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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This included clothing donations, beach conservation efforts, community programs in Pedra do Sal, and the preservation of the Brazilian flag painting on Eduardo Jansen Street.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
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The retail space is needed to provide the shopping experience for residents coming in during the weeks and the warehouse space is for accepting goods from distribution centers and donations from the community.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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The other grant recipient, Critter Encounters, is a live animal education company that offers up-close animal presentations at schools and private events.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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Spain’s muscular presence at this year’s Berlinale and European Film Market was bolstered on Saturday with an inaugural presentation and networking event organized by the Madrid Audiovisual Cluster in collaboration with the Madrid Film Office and Film Madrid Region.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2026
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His precious moments are not memories of an idealized past, nor projections of a tantalizing dream, but interventions in our complex present that reveal beautiful and unsettling layers.—
Sharon Mizota,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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The father accused of giving his son an AR-15-style rifle as a Christmas present that prosecutors say the teenager used in a 2024 mass shooting at a Georgia high school went on trial on Monday, facing murder and manslaughter charges stemming from the shooting.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Freebie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freebie. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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