giveaway
Free promotional item
A giveaway is something given free, especially as a promotional item: The company handed out tote bags as giveaways.
It also means something that inadvertently reveals a truth: His nervous laugh was a dead giveaway.
As an adjective, giveaway describes prices so low they barely count as selling: giveaway prices on last year's models.
Prize contest decided randomly
draw · lottery · competition · jackpot · entrant · rules · eligibility · submission
Item given gratis
- sampleSubset for study
- swagStolen goods, slang
- goodieSmall edible reward
- handoutFree distribution to recipients
marketing · branding · campaign · launch · exposure · sponsorship · merchandise · branded
Revealing indicator
betrayal · disclosure · tip-off · signal · evidence · exposure · slip · blunder
Gift or current moment
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
- offeringSomething presented or given
- tokenRepresentative placeholder
- favorKind act or preference
charity · benefaction · contribution · generosity · philanthropy · altruism · kindness · goodwill
sweepstakes
Prize contest decided randomly
entry · draw · lottery · competition · jackpot · entrant · rules · eligibility · submission · judging
freebie
Item given gratis
handout · marketing · branding · campaign · launch · exposure · sponsorship · merchandise · branded · trial
telltale
Revealing indicator
indicator · betrayal · disclosure · tip-off · signal · evidence · exposure · slip · blunder · obvious
present
Gift or current moment
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
- offeringSomething presented or given
- tokenRepresentative placeholder
favor · charity · benefaction · contribution · generosity · philanthropy · altruism · kindness · goodwill · bestowal
deal
Agreement or distribution
bargain · markdown · clearance · bonus · free · complimentary · throwaway
- free samplesfree samples, free trial, tester, trial offers, freebie
- music promotionpress release, press kit, publicist, publicity, radio play
- publicitypublicity, PR, press conference, publicist, press release
- gimmicksgimmick, trick, ploy, stunt, gag
- book promotionbook launch, book tour, book signing, book signings, book trailer
- trade showstrade shows, SXSW, trade fairs, expos, Comic-Con
giveawaycover-up
Hiding wrongdoing from public
concealment · disguise · misdirection · smokescreen · secret
- dead giveawayUnmistakably revealing evidence