Meanings of free as in beer in English

Simply put, without women's unpaid domestic work, the paid economy would collapse.

That means one of her two months off work will be 'unpaid'.

It's a classic example of unpaid labor, with men free-­riding the benefits.

The family says its unpaid medical bills amount to several thousand dollars.

Interest of 8pc a year is charged on the unpaid tax bill.

Lest I appear gratuitous, let me step you through some recent examples.

Comey's statement was gratuitous; carelessness is not a violation of federal law.

General, gratuitous criticism is unacceptable. The meeting is set for August 27.

The extinction of species has been involved in the most gratuitous mystery.

He could negotiate the distance; but anything else was a gratuitous insult.

That's why I took the Town Treasurer's job for two years, gratis.

Of the thermae in Rome, some were mercenary, and some opened gratis.

I see, soap is not given gratis here in Paris, to boarders.

Bread was given them gratis, as one would do to the poor.

By sending me your paper gratis, and paying me seven per cent.

Last week's freebie was For The King, read more about it here.

Last week's freebie was Anodyne 2 and Mutazione, two award-winning indie games.

Whether you're a fan of either era, you'll certainly appreciate this little freebie.

Hardened criminals are as docile as anyone when there's a freebie at stake.

Last week's freebie was InnerSpace a story-driven open-world stealth game for mature audiences.

And once the infrastructure was down, adding new sites was almost costless.

Very sensible even if not costless, Raymond James analyst Chris Bailey said.

Internet platform businesses can scale very rapidly because adding customers is virtually costless.

Nobody is saying that spending to avoid a recession is costless.

The secret is simple, and almost costless.

Believe it or not, the chargeless neutron also has an antiparticle.

The chargeless neutron, however, repels no other particle, so it can just march into somebody else's nucleus and join the other assembled particles.

However, it allowed soldiers to detain hundreds of junta critics without charge.

None is charged with a crime though three remain detained without charge.

The PSNI said the held in Bolton had been released without charge.

Nine people were arrested, with all but one later released without charge.

Egypt's first freely elected leader has been held incommunicado and without charge.

Time and the work on the house foundation had seen to that.

Actually, I don't do anything but work on the house right now.

My body is stiff after a long day working on the house.

My father, as far as I knew, owed nothing on the house.

Edgy with nothing to do, Hildemara set to work on the house.

So far as I am concerned, take him, comrade, and free of cost.

It produced many columns of newspaper talk, free of cost, and he was satisfied.

Thus to all his ludi the citizen had the right of admission free of cost.

That we be supplied with medicines free of cost.

Credit card companies lure customers into buying a credit card by offering it free of cost.

The report said the children were being given necessities free of charge.

I will solve this Unresolvable Problem right now - free of charge.

Citizens with permanent residence documents should get new ones free of charge.

Customers will be able to use the additional services free of charge.

The programme is free of charge and includes support from AIB staff.

There's nothing wrong with the government: people want too much for free.

The expensive ones are provided for free as a necessary government expense.

LogMeIn Free solves the problem neatly-andas the name suggests, for free.

Stayin' in my house for free, and yet you want to complain?

Carver came on board last week to help field inquiries for free.

Only two eastern European companies are running a zero price scenario.

The group justified the near- zero price citing an "information vacuum" over Mt.

Many free programs are available for zero price, since it costs you nothing to download your own copy, but that's not what "free" means here.