for free

phrase

: without charge

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Head Trip is streaming for free on Apple Music, with additional livestreams available on Apple Music’s TikTok account, Twitch and YouTube. — Katie Bain, Billboard, 11 Oct. 2026 Here's the full Premier League schedule for this weekend, and how to watch select matches, for free. — Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026 The opposition also wants changes to the National Electoral Council, the restoration of political parties whose leadership was taken over through court decisions and guarantees for free and fair elections. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026 In the back rooms, Rana teaches mathematics for free, alongside women running secret lessons in English and computer skills under cover of sewing and beadwork. — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for for free

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of for free was in 1937

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for free
for future reference
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“For free.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20free. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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