adjective / adverb
free
Costing nothing.
The museum offers free admission on the first Sunday.
Etymology
The inherited word concerned liberty or exemption from constraint. The price sense extends that exemption to payment: a free item imposes no charge on its recipient.
More examples
- Children ride free.
- The samples are free.
- We received a free ticket.
Forms
free
Similar words
- complimentary
- Often means supplied without charge by a business.