nonfree

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nonfree

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From non- + free.

adjective

  1. not comparable, rare Not free, not free of charge, that costs money, that must be paid for, that must be purchased; paid (as in paid service); pay (as in pay channel); cash (as in cash bar); paywalled (as in paywalled content).

    Opposite: free, free of charge, free as in beer, gratis, costless, feeless

  2. not comparable With copyright restrictions that prevent unrestricted distribution or reuse. Near-synonyms: closed-source, proprietary

    Similar: closed-source, proprietary · Opposite: free, free as in speech, libre, open-source

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adj not free of charge

日本語有料 yūryō
中文收費的 /收费的, 收費的 /收费的 shōufèi de, 付費的 /付费的 fùfèi de
हिन्दीसशुल्क saśulk
Portuguêspago
Françaispayant
Deutschkostenpflichtig
Русскийпла́тный plátnyj

adj with copyright restrictions that prevent unrestricted distribution or reuse

Deutschunfrei
Русскийнесвобо́дный nesvobódnyj

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@misc{nonfree_2026,
  title = {nonfree},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nonfree},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}