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FREE TIME
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Dictionary entry overview: What does free time mean?
• FREE TIME (noun)
The noun FREE TIME has 2 senses:
1. time available for hobbies and other activities that you enjoy
2. time that is free from duties or responsibilities
Familiarity information: FREE TIME used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Time available for hobbies and other activities that you enjoy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
free time; spare time
Hypernyms ("free time" is a kind of...):
time off (a time period when you are not required to work)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Time that is free from duties or responsibilities
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
free time; spare time
Hypernyms ("free time" is a kind of...):
leisure; leisure time (time available for ease and relaxation)
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