to live by relying on someone else's generosity or hospitality without sharing in the cost or responsibility
after college, he freeloaded off his parents for several years before finally moving out
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Recent Examples of freeloadAnd the fish—usually different kinds of goatfish—were freeloading.—Ari Daniel, NPR, 23 Sep. 2024 Trump thinks other nations are taking advantage of the U.S. — that too many allies are freeloading off American military might and not spending enough on their own armed forces.—Vaughn Hillyard, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2024 Otherwise, imposing the planning and cost burden on the Secret Service is just a way for a campaign to freeload off taxpayers.—Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 25 July 2024 Part of last year’s subscription growth flowed from a crackdown on viewers who had been freeloading off Netflix subscribers who shared their account passwords.—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 8 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for freeload
Recent Examples of Synonyms for freeload
beg
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While Kardashian was begging for her life, the men rummaged through her belongings and stole roughly millions of dollars worth of jewelry from her.
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Caroline Blair,
People.com,
13 May 2025
This begs the question: Why is the city of San Diego proposing a monthly fee of $47.59?
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U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 May 2025
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