giving away
Parting with freely
Giving away is transferring something to another without receiving payment—the opposite of selling.
You give away possessions you no longer need, secrets you shouldn't share, or advantages you'd rather keep: She's giving away her old furniture, His nervous laugh was giving away his guilt.
To give away the bride is to escort her down the aisle.
A giveaway is something distributed free, or a telltale sign that reveals the truth.
- freebieItem given gratis
- free samplesComplimentary trial portions
- donateGive to charity
- bestowingFormally giving something
- giftingGiving something freely
benefaction · charity · no strings attached · relinquishment · divulgence · philanthropy · contribution · present · clearing out · generosity · distribute · game show · spilling · sharing · volunteering · revelation · trade secrets · betraying
- declutteringdecluttering, organizing, donating, purging, discarding
- letting goletting go, forgive, let go, relinquishing, release
- distributingdistributing, dispensing, allocating, apportioning, doling out
- giving upquit, quitting, surrender, I surrender, abandon
giving awaykeeping
Holding in custody
retaining · hoarding · stockpiling · accumulating · saving
giving awayselling
Trading for payment
trading · bartering · exchanging · auctioning · monetizing
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