FOR FREE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does for free mean? 

• FOR FREE (adverb)
  The adverb FOR FREE has 1 sense:

1. without payment

  Familiarity information: FOR FREE used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FOR FREE (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Without payment

Synonyms:

for free; free of charge; gratis

Context example:

I'll give you this gratis

 Context examples 

Testing the blood for free fatty acids could help doctors verify if children fasted before undergoing tests for diabetes or other medical conditions.

(Researchers identify method to verify if children fasted before medical testing, National Institutes of Health)

Upon oral administration, the carbonate ions in fermagate are exchanged for free phosphate ions released from food in the gastrointestinal tract; thereby, strongly binding phosphate.

(Fermagate, NCI Thesaurus)

The Matemagos game was developed for Android and iOS platforms, and can be downloaded for free.

(Brazilian professor creates mobile game that combines fun with mathematics, Agência Brasil)

The authors suggest that testing for free fatty acids may help doctors interpret glucose test results in children, decreasing the number of children who need to be re-tested for high blood sugar.

(Researchers identify method to verify if children fasted before medical testing, National Institutes of Health)

Researchers from NIH’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and other institutions paired the blood glucose test with a blood test for free fatty acids.

(Researchers identify method to verify if children fasted before medical testing, National Institutes of Health)