"rent-free" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From 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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55

Adverb

Etymology: From 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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -free: 43 57 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 39 61

Alternative forms

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