"no-strings-attached" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /nəʊ ˌstɹɪŋz‿əˈtæt͡ʃt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /noʊ ˌstɹɪŋz‿əˈtæt͡ʃt/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-no strings attached.ogg
Rhymes: -ætʃt Etymology: From no strings attached. Head templates: {{en-adj|-|head=no-strings-attached}} no-strings-attached (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic, originally US, informal) Characterized by an absence of conditions or obligations. Tags: idiomatic, informal, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-no-strings-attached-en-adj-HReckeob Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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  "hyphenation": [
    "no-strings-at‧tached"
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        }
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        {
          "ref": "2009 February 19, Vivian Salama, “Pakistan and China: A Fraying Friendship?”, in Time, New York, N.Y.: Time Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2010-09-19:",
          "text": "Since then, Beijing has often offered its support to Islamabad in the way of economic assistance, but also with no-strings-attached military aid.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "Characterized by an absence of conditions or obligations."
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        [
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        [
          "conditions",
          "condition#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "obligation",
          "obligation"
        ]
      ],
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        "(idiomatic, originally US, informal) Characterized by an absence of conditions or obligations."
      ],
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        "informal",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/noʊ ˌstɹɪŋz‿əˈtæt͡ʃt/",
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        "General-American"
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  "hyphenation": [
    "no-strings-at‧tached"
  ],
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          "text": "Since then, Beijing has often offered its support to Islamabad in the way of economic assistance, but also with no-strings-attached military aid.",
          "type": "quote"
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        "Characterized by an absence of conditions or obligations."
      ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ]
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        "(idiomatic, originally US, informal) Characterized by an absence of conditions or obligations."
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "informal",
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  ],
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      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/noʊ ˌstɹɪŋz‿əˈtæt͡ʃt/",
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        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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