free and clear

idiom

: without owing any money

I've paid off my mortgage and now I own the property free and clear.

Examples of free and clear in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With all the re-naming of some public streets and buildings because of shameful origins, this one stands free and clear of conflict. —Ellen Murphy, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024

Your home is yours, free and clear, and that hefty monthly debit can go toward fun, family, and living life to the fullest. —Wes Moss, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024

After spending the last 10 weeks in lockup, Kapri will walk away free and clear of his federal case, Cohen confirmed. —Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2024

He was recently offered a farm of 160 acres of land, free and clear, in exchange for these volumes, but declined the trade. —Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2024

In a serendipitous turn of events, the department store signed the character’s rights over to May, free and clear. —Vince Guerrieri, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2023

Selling its Medicare Advantage business—likely to a cash-rich regional or national health plan—enables Cigna to pursue a merger with another national player with a strong footprint in government programs—think Humana and Centene—free and clear of anti-trust issues. —Sachin H. Jain, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023

Nearly 40% of all mortgages in this country are paid off free and clear. —Ben Carlson, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2023

But Herron is hoping to run at least 94.9 miles this weekend, in South Carolina, to set a new mark free and clear of the previous efforts. —Brian Metzler, Outside Online, 16 Feb. 2023