enterprise: absence of government interference in the production and distribution of goods in a country; little government interference in industry
formulae You say `feel free' when you want to give someone permission to do something, in a very willing way. If you have any questions at all, please feel free to ask me
When used in a trade term, it means that the seller has an obligation to deliver goods to a named place for transfer to a carrier
disapproval If you say that someone is free with something such as advice or money, you mean that they give a lot of it, sometimes when it is not wanted. They weren't always so free with their advice They would often be free with criticism, some of it unjustified
Word whose use is not so severly restricted as it once was - but it's still wise to be sure it really is free if the advertising says it is Conditions on which the free offer is made should be clearly stated
If you free someone or something, you remove them from the place in which they have been trapped or become fixed. It took firemen two hours to cut through the drive belt to free him
If someone or something is free of or free from an unpleasant thing, they do not have it or they are not affected by it. a future far more free of fear The filtration system provides the crew with clean air free from fumes
Exempt; clear; released; liberated; not encumbered or troubled with; as, free from pain; free from a burden; followed by from, or, rarely, by of
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