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"One who gets a free ride on a ship, or similar; one who rides on a means of transportation gratis."
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"_dis1": "37 23 19 22",
"word": "let George do it"
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"word": "public good"
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"_dis1": "37 23 19 22",
"word": "tragedy of the commons"
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"(by extension) Someone who obtains goods or services legally without paying."
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"text": "A lighthouse is the classic example of a public good because it is difficult to prevent a ship (a free rider) from using it.",
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"(economics) One who obtains benefit from a public good without paying for it directly."
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"_dis1": "10 17 62 10",
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"sense": "(economics) one who obtains benefit from a public good without paying for it directly",
"word": "搭便車者"
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"roman": "dā biànchē zhě",
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"word": "搭便车者"
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"sense": "(economics) one who obtains benefit from a public good without paying for it directly",
"word": "vapaamatkustaja"
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"sense": "(economics) one who obtains benefit from a public good without paying for it directly",
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"word": "passager clandestin"
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"sense": "(economics) one who obtains benefit from a public good without paying for it directly"
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"(economics) One who obtains benefit from a public good without paying for it directly."
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"sense": "(economics) one who obtains benefit from a public good without paying for it directly",
"word": "搭便車者"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "dā biànchē zhě",
"sense": "(economics) one who obtains benefit from a public good without paying for it directly",
"word": "搭便车者"
},
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "(economics) one who obtains benefit from a public good without paying for it directly",
"word": "vapaamatkustaja"
},
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "(economics) one who obtains benefit from a public good without paying for it directly",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "passager clandestin"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"note": "no equivalent term in Polish",
"sense": "(economics) one who obtains benefit from a public good without paying for it directly"
},
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "(economics) one who obtains benefit from a public good without paying for it directly",
"tags": [
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"word": "but see pasożyt"
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"wikipedia": [
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