beerware

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noun

Software that can be used under a relaxed licence, with the user encouraged to pay for the software by donating to its author enough money to buy a beer.

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Meanings

nounbeerware (uncountable)
  1. humorousoftenuncountablecomputingSoftware that can be used under a relaxed licence, with the user encouraged to pay for the software by donating to its author enough money to buy a beer.

Origin

From beer + -ware.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

beerware. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beerware

MLA

“beerware.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beerware. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beerware,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beerware.

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