I want to make a official call and ask the other person whether he is free or not at that particular time It seems that both come up as common usages—google searching indicates that the I think asking, “are you free now?” does't sound formal
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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. 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.
' 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. A friend claims that the phrase for free is incorrect Should we only say at no cost instead?
My company gives out free promotional items with the company name on it
Is this stuff called company swag or schwag
