rent-free

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rent-free¹

adjective

  1. not comparable Without a rent payment.

adverb

  1. not comparable Without paying rent. I can't believe he was able to stay there for three months rent-free before they caught on.

rent-free²

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Ellipsis of live rent-free in someone's head.

interjection

  1. Internet Used to respond to a comment or post the user perceives as demonstrating that the commenter or poster is perpetually occupied by thoughts about a specific person or thing.

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adj on which no rent is payable

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"rent-free." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rent-free. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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rent-free. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rent-free

Chicago

"rent-free." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rent-free.

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@misc{rent_free_2026,
  title = {rent-free},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rent-free},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}