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Free ride — may refer to: * Freeriding, a style of snowboarding * Freeride, a branch of mountain biking * In finance ** Free riding, buying stocks without the money to cover the purchase ** Free rider problem, how to prevent free riding * Free Ride (TV… … Wikipedia
free ride — ˌfree ˈride noun [singular] something that you do not have to pay for, because someone else is paying for it: • Government employees are getting a free ride on taxpayers money. * * * Ⅰ. free ride UK US noun [C, usually singular] DISAPPROVING ► an … Financial and business terms
Free ride — (kostenlose Mitnahme) bezeichnet bei der maschinellen Übersetzung ein grammatisches Phänomen, das in zwei natürlichen Sprachen identisch oder zumindest ähnlich realisiert wird. Somit genügt es, nur die Wörter zu übersetzen, damit in der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Free-ride — (VTT) Le freeride VTT est un terme commercial à l origine utilisé par les skieurs, recyclé et déposé par la marque américaine Cannondale en 1999 pour promouvoir la déclinaison de son modèle SuperV [1]. Depuis, l usage de ce terme a évolué et sa… … Wikipédia en Français
free ride — noun count INFORMAL if someone gets a free ride, they get something without paying or working for it. This word usually shows that you think this is unfair … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
free ride — free′ ride′ n. something obtained without effort or cost • Etymology: 1895–1900 free′ rid′er, n … From formal English to slang
free ride — ☆ free ride n. Informal the use, enjoyment, etc. of something without the usual expenditure of money or effort … English World dictionary
free ride — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms free ride : singular free ride plural free rides informal if someone gets a free ride, they get something without paying or working for it. This word usually shows that you think this is unfair … English dictionary
free ride — Someone who gets a free ride benefits from a collective activity without participating in it. Only those who share the work can share the benefits nobody gets a free ride! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
free ride — noun 1. : a benefit (as food, entertainment, or acclaim) gained or accepted at another s expense or without cost to or effort by the one benefiting 2. a. : a subscription to a new security offering with the hope that the bonds or shares allotted… … Useful english dictionary
free ride — noun Date: 1899 a benefit obtained at another s expense or without the usual cost or effort; also soft or easy treatment • free ride intransitive verb • free rider noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
