freebie

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/ˈfɹiːbi/

noun

Something which is free; a giveaway or handout.

“I didn't buy a thing, but they were handing out some neat freebies and samples.”

Opposite
Less commonScrabble 12

Meanings

nounfreebie (plural freebies)

plural freebies

  1. informalSomething which is free; a giveaway or handout.

    I didn't buy a thing, but they were handing out some neat freebies and samples.

    2 more examples

    I had seen its first show when it was a freebie, but I thought it made multiples in general look silly – no one changes clothes THAT much!

    2010, Ann M. Garvey, Ann's Multiple World of Personality: Regular No Cream, No Sugar

    Oh, and one important difference with the zoo’s kid freebies is that the cutoff is 11 years old. So no tweens here, please. On the upside, parents can now inform their eager 12-year-olds that they are “too grown up” to be considered kids. I know a few of my niephlings would dig that.

    2014 October 3, Barbarella Fokos, “Children, children everywhere”, in San Diego Reader, archived from the original on 05 Oct 2014

    Synonyms: gimme, giveaway, gizzit, handout, schwag, swag

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSomething which is free; a giveaway or handout.

Opposite

More synonyms by meaning

nounsomething that is free (usually provided as part of a promotional scheme)

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Origin

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 免費的東西 /免费的东西, 贈品 /赠品
  • 免費的東西 /免费的东西 (miǎnfèi de dōngxi)something which is free — see also handout
  • 贈品 /赠品 (zèngpǐn)something which is free — see also handout
Finnish ilmaislahja, kylkiäinen
  • ilmaislahjasomething which is free — see also handout
  • kylkiäinensomething which is free — see also handout
French bonus, échantillon gratuit
  • bonussomething which is free — see also handout
  • échantillon gratuitsomething which is free — see also handout
German Gratisgeschenk, Produktprobe
  • Gratisgeschenksomething which is free — see also handout
  • Produktprobesomething which is free — see also handout
  • Werbegeschenksomething which is free — see also handout
Indonesian gratisan
  • gratisansomething which is free — see also handout
Italian omaggio, campione
  • omaggiosomething which is free — see also handout
  • campionesomething which is free — see also handout
Portuguese brinde
  • brindesomething which is free — see also handout
Russian халя́ва
  • халя́ва (xaljáva)something which is free — see also handout
Spanish yapa, ñapa
  • yapasomething which is free — see also handout
  • ñapasomething which is free — see also handout
  • llapasomething which is free — see also handout
  • dádivasomething which is free — see also handout
  • vendajesomething which is free — see also handout
  • feriasomething which is free — see also handout
Turkish eşantiyon
  • eşantiyonsomething which is free — see also handout

Rhymes & wordplay

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freebie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freebie

MLA

“freebie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freebie. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “freebie,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freebie.

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