Apr 15, 2017 · If so, my analysis amounts to a rule in search of actual usage—a prescription rather than a description. In any event, the impressive rise of "free of" against "free from" over …

Feb 2, 2012 · What is the opposite of free as in "free of charge" (when we speak about prices)? We can add not for negation, but I am looking for a single word.

Feb 26, 2013 · What is free cash anyway? If you get free cash for a period, implying that you have to pay it back, then it is free of interest. If it’s simply free cash, handed out willy-nilly, then the …

May 10, 2019 · 8 "Free" and "on the house" both mean that you don't have to pay, but the inferred meaning is slightly different. If something is "free" it is without charge. For example, you might …

As in, an expectation-free hug with your partner. Doing something without expecting anything in return, but not necessarily selfless. I hoped "nonexpecting" was a word, but it seems reserved for

Mar 14, 2015 · Instead, you can say "If you believe I can be of any further assistance, please feel free to contact me.", which is perfectly acceptable to send to a prospective employer.

Aug 16, 2011 · A friend claims that the phrase for free is incorrect. Should we only say at no cost instead?

The fact that it was well-established long before OP's 1930s movies is attested by this sentence in the Transactions of the Annual Meeting from the South Carolina Bar Association, 1886 And to …

Nov 7, 2014 · What is the word for when someone gives you something for free instead of you paying for it? For example: Some shopkeeper is about to close his shop, and you catch him …

Sep 5, 2014 · I remember that pilots are given free flight rides on other flights and that there was a particular term/phrase for this. Any ideas?