Meaning

3 senses

  1. (idiomatic)An opportunity or benefit which has no cost, especially one enjoyed or undertaken at the expense of others.

  2. The practice of buying and selling shares or other securities without actually having the capital to cover the trade.

  3. A hand in which a player can remain without betting further money.

Examples

4 sentences

  1. The free ride is over.

    CM · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · A1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  2. Sami was here for a free ride.

    OsoHombre · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  3. Claudio pretended to be handicapped to get a free ride.

    Amastan · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  4. Can I have a free ride, please? My wallet was stolen.

    ruРазрешите мне проехать бесплатно, пожалуйста. У меня украли кошелёк. — nina99nv

    carlosalberto · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Forms

plural: free rides
Singularfree ride
Pluralfree rides

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
freeA1freebiefreedomA2freelance

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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