free transfernoun [ C ]
uk/ˌfriː ˈtræns.fɜːr//ˌfriː ˈtræns.fɝː/the act of moving a football player from one team to another without paying a transfer fee (= money that one club pays when buying a player from another club):
United risk losing him on a free transfer when his contract expires in May.
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