单词 | cost-free |
释义 | > as lemmascost-free cost-free adj. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > charges > freedom from charge > [adjective] shot-freelOE freea1225 costless1509 scot-free1542 free cost1586 chargeless1599 cost-free1602 gratuitous1656 gratis1659 pro deo1856 comp1875 tariffless1891 uncharged1894 buckshee1915 freebie1937 mahala1977 value-added1982 1602 F. Marbury Serm. preached at Paules Crosse sig. C8v They make men to pay their merits for it, which otherwise cost-free..should haue it ouer soone. 1623 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. VII. O.T. xviii. 118 Hee would not serue God, cost-free. 1820 T. Mitchell tr. Aristophanes Knights in tr. Aristophanes Comedies I. 211 That he Might his commons get cost-free. 1884 Preston Chron. & Lancs. Advertiser 19 July 4/6 We might make the administration of justice cost-free to the community. 1973 K. R. Cox Confl., Power, & Politics in City iv. 92 Information, however, is not cost free; there is an opportunity cost. 2011 Economist 3 Dec. 32/2 They suggest scything business regulation as a cost-free stimulus. < as lemmas |
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