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freeload

Syllables: free·load/ˈfɹiːloʊd/

freeload verb: to exploit the generosity of others without giving anything in return.

Verb

freeload (third-person singular simple present freeloads, present participle freeloading, simple past and past participle freeloaded)

  1. (derogatory, intransitive) To exploit the generosity of others without giving anything in return.

Forms of freeload

third-person singular presentfreeloads
present participlefreeloading
past participlefreeloaded
pastfreeloaded

Origin of freeload

Back-formation from freeloader.

Words formed from freeload

Questions about freeload

What does freeload mean?
Freeload means to exploit the generosity of others without giving anything in return.
What part of speech is freeload?
Freeload is a verb.
How do you pronounce freeload?
Freeload is pronounced /ˈfɹiːloʊd/.
What is the past tense of freeload?
The past tense of freeload is freeloaded.

Words near freeload in the dictionary

  1. freelines
  2. Freeling
  3. freelining
  4. freelist
  5. freelists
  6. freeload
  7. freeloaded
  8. freeloader
  9. freeloader flies
  10. freeloader fly
  11. freeloaders

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Adapted from Wiktionary: freeload (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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