A friend claims that the phrase for free is incorrect You should not use it where you are supposed to only use a formal sentence, but that doesn't make a phrase not correct. Should we only say at no cost instead?
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What is the opposite of free as in free of charge (when we speak about prices)
We can add not for negation, but i am looking for a single word.
My company gives out free promotional items with the company name on it Is this stuff called company swag or schwag It seems that both come up as common usages—google searching indicates that the I want to make a official call and ask the other person whether he is free or not at that particular time
I think asking, “are you free now?” does't sound formal So, are there any alternatives to. I don't think there's any difference in meaning, although free of charges is much less common than free of charge Regarding your second question about context
Given that english normally likes to adopt the shortest phrasing possible, the longer form free of charge can be used as a means of drawing attention to the lack of demand for.
' free ' absolutely means 'free from any sorts constraints or controls The context determines its different denotations, if any, as in 'free press', 'fee speech', 'free stuff' etc. What is the word for when someone gives you something for free instead of you paying for it Some shopkeeper is about to close his shop, and you catch him just in the nick of time, you get something (anything), nonetheless he's so hurried that he lets you take it for free.
Does it make sense to native english speakers? 6 for free is an informal phrase used to mean without cost or payment. these professionals were giving their time for free
