Giveaway

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    free of charge, at no cost. attributive, not-comparable
  2. 2
    very low. attributive, not-comparable

    "There was also the influx of a third of a million road lorries, sold at giveaway prices after their war roles ceased and used by competing one-man businesses to skim off sundry agricultural freight."

Noun
  1. 1
    Something that is given away or handed out for free.

    "The T-shirt was a giveaway from the company that sells the software."

  2. 2
    a television or radio program in which contestants compete for awards wordnet
  3. 3
    An event at which things are given away for free.

    "In this giveaway a person who has had something special happen to him gives gifts to others around him, so that they can share in his feelings."

  4. 4
    an unintentional disclosure wordnet
  5. 5
    The act of giving something away for free.

    "Frankly, I think extension of this policy to the nation through the Eisenhower administration policy of 'partnership' with private power monopoly would be the most colossal giveaway in history — 20 or 30 times as big as Teapot Dome or Tideland Oil."

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  1. 6
    a gift of public land or resources for the private gain of a limited group wordnet
  2. 7
    An indicator that makes something obvious or apparent.

    "Near-synonyms: clue, sign, tell"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Deverbal from give away.

Etymology 2

Deverbal from give away.

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