"freeload" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈfɹiːloʊd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-freeload.wav Forms: freeloads [present, singular, third-person], freeloading [participle, present], freeloaded [participle, past], freeloaded [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from freeloader. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|freeloader}} Back-formation from freeloader Head templates: {{en-verb}} freeload (third-person singular simple present freeloads, present participle freeloading, simple past and past participle freeloaded)
  1. (intransitive, derogatory) To exploit the generosity of others without giving anything in return. Tags: derogatory, intransitive Derived forms: contrafreeload, contrafreeloader, contrafreeloading, freeloading Related terms: free, freeloader, load, deadbeat, free ride Translations (to live off the generosity of others): gorrejar (Catalan), viure de gorra (Catalan), klaplopen (Dutch), inlikken (Dutch), schmarotzen (German), schnorren (German), trittbrettfahren (German), scroccare (Italian), parasītor (Latin), kaimātai (Maori), comer la sopa boba (Spanish), chupar del bote [Spain, colloquial] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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        "(intransitive, derogatory) To exploit the generosity of others without giving anything in return."
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          "sense": "to live off the generosity of others",
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          "sense": "to live off the generosity of others",
          "word": "inlikken"
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          "sense": "to live off the generosity of others",
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          "sense": "to live off the generosity of others",
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          "sense": "to live off the generosity of others",
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          "word": "parasītor"
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          "sense": "to live off the generosity of others",
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      "sense": "to live off the generosity of others",
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      "sense": "to live off the generosity of others",
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      "sense": "to live off the generosity of others",
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      "sense": "to live off the generosity of others",
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      "sense": "to live off the generosity of others",
      "word": "schnorren"
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      "sense": "to live off the generosity of others",
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      "sense": "to live off the generosity of others",
      "word": "scroccare"
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      "sense": "to live off the generosity of others",
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      "sense": "to live off the generosity of others",
      "word": "kaimātai"
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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to live off the generosity of others",
      "word": "comer la sopa boba"
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      "sense": "to live off the generosity of others",
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      "word": "chupar del bote"
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