"rent-free" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: rent + -free Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|rent|free}} rent + -free Head templates: {{en-adj|-|head=rent-free}} rent-free (not comparable)
  1. Without a rent payment. Tags: not-comparable Translations (on which no rent is payable): লাখেরাজ (lakheraj) (Bengali), vuokraton (Finnish), mietfrei (German), saor o mhàl (Scottish Gaelic), hyresfri (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-rent-free-en-adj-mA0vyiyg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -free Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -free: 46 54

Adverb

Etymology: rent + -free Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|rent|free}} rent + -free Head templates: {{en-adv|-|head=rent-free}} rent-free (not comparable)
  1. Without paying rent. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: live rent-free in someone's head Translations (without paying rent): vuokratta (Finnish), saor o mhàl (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-rent-free-en-adv-M3nyCA5M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -free Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -free: 46 54

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