freeriding
Benefiting without contributing
Freeriding is skiing or snowboarding on unmarked, ungroomed terrain—off-piste runs through natural snow, often in backcountry areas away from maintained slopes.
The appeal is untouched powder and freedom from crowded trails: We went freeriding in the Swiss Alps after the storm.
In finance, freeriding is buying securities without the funds to pay for them, profiting from price movements before settlement—a practice prohibited by regulators.
Shared resources ruined by self-interest
- public goodsShared, non-excludable resources
- externalityUncompensated effect on others
- market failureInefficient resource distribution
- collective actionOrganized group pursuit
moral hazard · overuse · game theory · prisoner's dilemma · cooperation · defection · incentive · contribution
Fine dry particles
- backcountrySparsely populated wilderness areas
- off-pisteOutside designated ski trails
- shreddingCutting into thin pieces
- gladesOpen forest spaces
freeskiing · hucking · chutes · steeps · cornice · drop-in · terrain · heliskiing
Off-road cycling activity
- skateboardingSport on wheeled plank
- surfingRiding waves standing up
- motocrossOff-road motorcycle racing
- paraglidingFoot-launched canopy flight
kitesurfing · windsurfing · wakeboarding · dirt jumping · longboarding · freestyle · tricks · ramps
Resolved dispute or colony
- cash accountRecord of liquid funds
- buying powerCurrency's actual worth
- liquidationSelling assets for cash
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
SEC · FINRA · brokerage · account freeze · clearinghouse · day trading · securities · proceeds
tragedy of the commons
Shared resources ruined by self-interest
- public goodsShared, non-excludable resources
- externalityUncompensated effect on others
- market failureInefficient resource distribution
collective action · moral hazard · overuse · game theory · prisoner's dilemma · cooperation · defection · incentive · contribution · shirking
powder
Fine dry particles
- backcountrySparsely populated wilderness areas
- off-pisteOutside designated ski trails
- shreddingCutting into thin pieces
glades · freeskiing · hucking · chutes · steeps · cornice · drop-in · terrain · heliskiing · snowkiting
mountain biking
Off-road cycling activity
- skateboardingSport on wheeled plank
- surfingRiding waves standing up
- motocrossOff-road motorcycle racing
paragliding · kitesurfing · windsurfing · wakeboarding · dirt jumping · longboarding · freestyle · tricks · ramps · halfpipe
settlement
Resolved dispute or colony
- cash accountRecord of liquid funds
- buying powerCurrency's actual worth
- liquidationSelling assets for cash
penalty · SEC · FINRA · brokerage · account freeze · clearinghouse · day trading · securities · proceeds · restriction
freeridingcontributing
Giving to a cause
fair share · paying one's dues · pulling one's weight · reciprocating · pitching in
freeridingdownhill racing
Timed slope descent sport
slalom · giant slalom · freestyle skiing · mogul skiing · ski cross
free, ride, freedom, rider, riding, ridding, riderless, rideable, freeride