free rider

English - Turkish

Definition of free rider in English Turkish dictionary: {i} asalak; {i} beleşçi; {i} otlakçı
free rider problem: (Ticaret) bedava binici sorunu

English - English

Definition of free rider in English English dictionary: One who obtains benefit from a public good without paying for it directly
A lighthouse is the classic example of a public good because it is difficult to prevent a ship (a free rider) from using it.; Someone who obtains goods or services legally without paying
The store failed because all of the manager's friends were free riders who drove paying customers away.; {i} worker who does not belong to a professional union but enjoys the benefits of union activities; person who acquires something without effort or at no cost (Slang); someone who enjoys the benefit of a (public) good without paying for it; because it is difficult to preclude anyone from using a pure public good, those who benefit from the goods have an incentive to avoid paying for them (that is, to be a free-rider); A casual term used to infer that a country which does not make any trade concessions but profits, nonetheless tariff cuts and concessions made by other countries negotiating under the most-favoured nation principle
free-rider problem: situation in which every individual improves his or her financial situation under the erroneous assumption that the general economic condition will not be harmed

free rider

Hyphenation

free rid·er

fri raydır

/ˈfrē ˈrīdər/ /ˈfriː ˈraɪdɜr/

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