' free ' absolutely means 'free from any sorts constraints or controls Is this stuff called company swag or schwag The context determines its different denotations, if any, as in 'free press', 'fee speech', 'free stuff' etc.
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6 for free is an informal phrase used to mean without cost or payment. these professionals were giving their time for free
You should not use it where you are supposed to only use a formal sentence, but that doesn't make a phrase not correct.
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. 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. The economic concept is free rider However, when your friends shows up at your house every weekend and drinks all your beer without contributing anything, he's free loading. 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. My company gives out free promotional items with the company name on it
