free ride
free ride noun: an opportunity or benefit which has no cost, especially one enjoyed or undertaken at the expense of others.
Noun
free ride (plural free rides)
- An opportunity or benefit which has no cost, especially one enjoyed or undertaken at the expense of others.
- Previously, shoppers were given a free ride on charges until the end of the month. Now interest will start on the day of purchase on accounts with balances.1980 March 31, “The Shaky House of Cards”, in Time
- Financially, the two New York teams have not asked for the sort of free ride at taxpayer expense that has been commonplace elsewhere.2006 April 9, “A Yankees Station in the Bronx”, in New York Times, retrieved 11 Jun 2009
- The practice of buying and selling shares or other securities without actually having the capital to cover the trade.
- A hand in which a player can remain without betting further money.
Verb
free ride (third-person singular simple present free rides, present participle free riding, simple past free rode, past participle free ridden)
- 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
- Less than half the participants chose to free ride in each of the first two experiments, but the great majority (77 percent) did in the last.2000, André Blais, To Vote Or Not to Vote?: The Merits and Limits of Rational Choice Theory, →ISBN, pages 119–120
- To buy and sell shares or other securities without actually having the capital to cover the trade.
free ride meaning in Tamil and Bengali
free ride in Tamil
- இலவசப் பறப்பு
free ride in Bengali
- একটি ফ্রি রাইড নেওয়া
Forms of free ride
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | free rides |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | free rides |
| present participle | free riding |
| past | free rode |
| past participle | free ridden |
Words formed from free ride
Questions about free ride
- What does free ride mean?
- Free ride means an opportunity or benefit which has no cost, especially one enjoyed or undertaken at the expense of others.
- What is free ride in Tamil?
- Free ride in Tamil is இலவசப் பறப்பு. See Free ride meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is free ride?
- Free ride can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of free ride?
- The plural of free ride is free rides.
Words near free ride in the dictionary
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