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free ridden

free ridden is the past participle of free ride.

Meaning of free ride

Verb

free ride (third-person singular simple present free rides, present participle free riding, simple past free rode, past participle free ridden)

  1. To take a free ride; to take advantage of a benefit without contributing.
    • Finally, the level of excludahility of a CPR should affect the propensity to free ride.1999, J. Samuel Barkin, George E. Shambaugh, Anarchy and the Environment, →ISBN
  2. To buy and sell shares or other securities without actually having the capital to cover the trade.

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Questions about free ridden

What is free ridden the past participle of?
Free ridden is the past participle of free ride.

Words near free ridden in the dictionary

  1. free reed
  2. free reeds
  3. free reign
  4. free rein
  5. free reins
  6. free ridden
  7. free ride
  8. free rider
  9. free riders
  10. free rides
  11. free riding

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