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A fee paid by the organizer to a popular competitor in a sporting event, ensuring that they will attend and thus draw crowds.
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(attributively, often hyphenated) Inexpensive.
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(now rare, archaic) One who begs
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(archaic) A form of protection money (or corn, cattle, etc.) anciently paid, in the north of England and south of Scotland, to the allies of robbers in order to be spared from pillage.
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(obsolete or dialect) A bid; an offer.
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(chiefly UK) An item promoted in this way.
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(specifically) A monetary reward for capturing (or, in the past, killing) a person accused or convicted of a crime and who is at large; also, a similar reward for capturing or killing an animal which is dangerous or causing a nuisance.
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The earning of a household's primary income.
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To bribe or corrupt with money from special interests; to obtain by bribery.
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(obsolete) Trade; traffic; chaffer; chaffering.
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(obsolete) To bargain for; to buy.
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(finance) One who corners a market.
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Extra money paid to workers as compensation for dirty or dangerous work.
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A gift given to people who attend a meeting, party, event, etc., especially one which is given on a random basis to one or some of the attendees.
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Alternative form of door prize [A gift given to people who attend a meeting, party, event, etc., especially one which is given on a random basis to one or some of the attendees.]
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Of, or relating to the less prestigious sector of the market.
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(now archaic) A gift or other souvenir bought at a fair.
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(idiomatic) An agreement in which a person abandons his or her spiritual values or moral principles in order to obtain knowledge, wealth or other benefits.
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(US, military, dated, slang) Extra pay granted to officers for length of service.
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(dated) A list of people to be admitted without payment to a theatre, etc. or to be sent a book etc. free of charge.
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(idiomatic) Something obtained without any payment, obligation or effort.
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(idiomatic) An opportunity or benefit which has no cost, especially one enjoyed or undertaken at the expense of others.
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Someone who obtains goods or services legally without paying.
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Alternative form of free ride [To take a free ride; to take advantage of a benefit without contributing.]
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(economics) The situation where those who benefit from goods or resources do not pay for them, resulting in a lack of funding and subsequent underprovision.
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Alternative spelling of freebie [(informal) Something which is free; a giveaway or handout.]
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(informal) Something which is free; a giveaway or handout.
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To live off the generosity or hospitality of others
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(uncountable) A business model that relies on offering a free version and charging for a premium version.
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(US) especially one granted to a member of the armed forces, or to a prisoner.
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Obsolete spelling of furlough [(US) especially one granted to a member of the armed forces, or to a prisoner.]
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(archaic) To wager, to bet.
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Alternative form of giveaway [Something that is given away or handed out for free.]
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Something that is given away or handed out for free.
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(idiomatic) Any arrangement or agreement designed to provide extremely favorable benefits or pay, so as to discourage a participant from wanting to leave it, especially to retain a choice employee.
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(informal) Any small, usually free, item.
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(uncountable, informal) Unearned gain.
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(obsolete) Money paid in hand to bind a contract; earnest money.
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(obsolete) A reward for a proscribed outlaw's head.
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(obsolete) The legal pursuit of Border Reivers across the English-Scottish border in order to recover stolen goods.
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(intransitive) To seek private gain under pretence of public service; to turn public matters to private advantage.
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(idiomatic) A very large sum of money.
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Alternative spelling of lagniappe. [(chiefly Louisiana, Mississippi, Trinidad and Tobago) An extra or unexpected gift or benefit, such as that given to customers when they purchase something.]
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Alternative form of leasow [(now rare, dialectal, historical) (Green) land as opposed to flood or desert; a pasture.]
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(colloquial, US) Any valuable thing received for free, especially Christmas presents.
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Alternative form of mainprise [(law, historical) A writ directed to the sheriff, commanding him to take sureties, called mainpernors, for the prisoner's appearance, and to let him go at large.]
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(idiomatic) Someone or something that provides income or livelihood, especially as an exploited source.
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(US) The option given to children to refuse up to two items offered as part of a federally subsidized school lunch or breakfast without the meal-service operation losing the federal reimbursement for the meal.
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(euphemistic) Bribes paid to people.
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(UK, informal) A permanent employee.
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(slang, archaic) A shill bidder at an auction.
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(by extension) Whatever is available in a particular situation.
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That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.
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Money offered as a prize in a competitive event.
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Alternative form of prizegiving [A ceremony where a prize is awarded.]
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A ceremony where a prize is awarded.
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Alternative form of prize money [Money offered as a prize in a competitive event.]
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Alternative form of prize-taking [That wins prizes (used especially of livestock).]
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Money paid, especially at regular intervals, to criminals or to corrupt officials who threaten to cause harm to the payer or to his or her business if the money is not paid.
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A drawing, often held as a fundraiser, in which tickets or chances are sold to win a prize.
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(Scotland, law) The crime of knowingly and dishonestly receiving stolen goods, or harbouring an outlaw.
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(law, Scotland) One who receives or conceals, as stolen goods or a criminal.
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One who salvages; especially, one who voluntarily assists in saving a distressed ship or its goods at sea.
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(colloquial, dated) An imposition, a cheat; a hoax; a disappointment; anything occasioning a loss of pride or dignity.
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Alternative form of serve time (“serve a jail sentence”) [(idiomatic) To be confined in prison or a similar institution, typically for wrongdoing that violates the law.]
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a small prize given informally during an event such as a dinner dance.
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That which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded; a pledge.
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The distribution of promotional materials at an event by somebody who has not paid for permission to do so.
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(finance) Synonym of front running
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(US) A concession made by a labor union in the course of negotiations.
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An extra item added free of charge; a product that is thrown in with another.
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(uncountable, slang) The serving of a prison sentence.
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(transitive, US casino slang) To give a gratuity to.
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(obsolete, Scotland) To mortgage land.
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Working in order to earn a wage.
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(nonstandard, West Country) a gift
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