"freebie" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɹiːbi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-freebie.wav [Southern-England] Forms: freebies [plural]
Rhymes: -iːbi Etymology: From free + -b- (epenthetic) + -ie. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||ie}} + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} freebie (plural freebies)
  1. (informal) Something which is free; a giveaway or handout. Tags: informal Synonyms: product sample Translations (something which is free): 免費的東西 (Chinese Mandarin), 免费的东西 (miǎnfèi de dōngxi) (Chinese Mandarin), 贈品 (Chinese Mandarin), 赠品 (zèngpǐn) (Chinese Mandarin), ilmaislahja (Finnish), kylkiäinen (Finnish), bonus (French), échantillon gratuit (French), Gratisgeschenk [neuter] (German), Produktprobe [neuter] (German), Werbegeschenk [neuter] (German), omaggio [masculine] (Italian), campione [masculine] (Italian), സൗജന്യം (saujanyaṁ) (Malayalam), brinde [masculine] (Portuguese), халя́ва (xaljáva) [feminine, slang] (Russian), eşantiyon (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-freebie-en-noun-jCZEIqtZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie

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