giveaway
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giveaway
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Deverbal from give away.
noun giveaways · give-away
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Something that is given away or handed out for free.
The T-shirt was a giveaway from the company that sells the software.
Similar: freebie
- 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.
- 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.
- An indicator that makes something obvious or apparent. Near-synonyms: clue, sign, tell
adjective give-away
- free of charge, at no cost.
- very low. 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: game show, gift, evidence, proof, gaingiving, outgiving, dispensation, concession, grant, dispensement, bestowment, donation, giving, handing, begiving, gifting
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noun something given away, for free
| Deutsch | Werbegeschenk, Gratisartikel |
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noun event where something is given away for free
| Deutsch | Giveaway, Werbeveranstaltung, Verschenkaktion |
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noun giving something away for free
| Deutsch | Verschenkaktion |
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noun indicator that something is obvious or apparent
| Deutsch | eindeutiges Zeichen, klarer Hinweis |
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title = {giveaway},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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