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rent-free en · ADJ · etymology 1
Etymology
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English rent
Proto-Indo-European *preyH-
Proto-Indo-European *-ós
Proto-Indo-European *priHós
Proto-Germanic *frijwaz
Proto-West Germanic *friu
Old English frēo
Middle English -fre
English -free
English rent-free
From rent + -free.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Without a rent payment.
Translations (5)
bn লাখেরাজ (on which no rent is payable) · fi vuokraton (on which no rent is payable) · de mietfrei (on which no rent is payable) · sv hyresfri (on which no rent is payable) · gd saor o mhàl (on which no rent is payable)
rent-free en · ADV · etymology 1
Etymology
Etymology tree
English rent
Proto-Indo-European *preyH-
Proto-Indo-European *-ós
Proto-Indo-European *priHós
Proto-Germanic *frijwaz
Proto-West Germanic *friu
Old English frēo
Middle English -fre
English -free
English rent-free
From rent + -free.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Without paying rent.
I can't believe he was able to stay there for three months rent-free before they caught on.
Deriveds
live rent-free in someone's head
Translations (2)
gd saor o mhàl (without paying rent) · fi vuokratta (without paying rent)
rent-free en · INTJ · etymology 2
Etymology
Ellipsis of live rent-free in someone's head.
Meanings
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(Internet) Used to respond to a comment or post the user perceives as demonstrating that the commenter or poster is perpetually occupied by thoughts about a specific person or thing.