free
adjective
something that is free does not cost anything
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Not costing anything
for nothing
without any payment
with someone’s compliments
used for showing that you do not have to pay for something
n/c
abbreviation
no charge: used for showing that a customer does not have to pay anything for a particular service
all expenses paid
if you do something all expenses paid, someone else pays for everything
on the house
given to you free in a restaurant, hotel, pub, or club
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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