Free Definition–adjective | 1. | enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people. |
| 2. | pertaining to or reserved for those who enjoy personal liberty: They were thankful to be living on free soil. |
| 3. | existing under, characterized by, or possessing civil and political liberties that are, as a rule, constitutionally guaranteed by representative government: the free nations of the world. |
| 4. | enjoying political autonomy, as a people or country not under foreign rule; independent. |
| 5. | exempt from external authority, interference, restriction, etc., as a person or one's will, thought, choice, action, etc.; independent; unrestricted. |
| 6. | able to do something at will; at liberty: free to choose. |
| 7. | clear of obstructions or obstacles, as a road or corridor: The highway is now free of fallen rock. |
| 8. | not occupied or in use: I'll try to phone her again if the line is free. |
| 9. | exempt or released from something specified that controls, restrains, burdens, etc. (usually fol. by from or of): free from worry; free of taxes. |
| 10. | having immunity or being safe (usually fol. by from): free from danger. |
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| 11. | provided without, or not subject to, a charge or payment: free parking; a free sample. |
| 12. | given without consideration of a return or reward: a free offer of legal advice. |
| 13. | unimpeded, as motion or movement; easy, firm, or swift. |
| 14. | not held fast; loose; unattached: to get one's arm free. |
| 15. | not joined
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to or in contact with something else: The free end of the cantilever sagged. |
| 16. | acting without self-restraint or reserve: to be too free with one's tongue. |
| 17. | ready or generous in giving; liberal; lavish: to be free with one's advice. |
| 18. | given readily or in profusion; unstinted. |
| 19. | frank and open; unconstrained, unceremonious, or familiar. |
| 20. | unrestrained by decency; loose or licentious: free behavior. |
| 21. | not subject to special regulations, restrictions, duties, etc.: The ship was given free passage. |
| 22. | of, pertaining to, or characterized by free enterprise: a free economy. |
| 23. | that may be used by or is open to all: a free market. |
| 24. | engaged in by all present; general: a free fight. |
| 25. | not literal, as a translation, adaptation, or the like; loose. |
| 26. | uncombined chemically: free oxygen. |
| 27. | traveling without power; under no force except that of gravity or inertia: free flight. |
| 28. | Phonetics. (of a vowel) situated in an open syllable (opposed to checked). |
| 29. | at liberty to enter and enjoy at will (usually fol. by of): to be free of a friend's house. |
| 30. | not subject to rules, set forms, etc.: The young students had an hour of free play between classes. |
| 31. | easily worked, as stone, land, etc. |
| 32. | Mathematics. (of a vector) having specified magnitude and direction but no specified initial point. Compare bound1 (def. 9). |
| 33. | Also, large. Nautical. (of a wind) nearly on the quarter, so that a sailing vessel may sail free. |
| 34. | not containing a specified substance (often used in combination): a sugar-free soft drink. |
| 35. | (of a linguistic form) occurring as an independent construction, without necessary combination with other forms, as most words. Compare bound1 (def. 11). |
| 36. | without cost, payment, or charge. |
–adverb | 37. | in a free manner; freely. |
| 38. | Nautical. away from the wind, so that a sailing vessel need not be close-hauled: running free. |
–verb (used with object) | 39. | to make free; set at liberty; release from bondage, imprisonment, or restraint. |
| 40. | to exempt or deliver (usually fol. by from). |
| 41. | to relieve or rid (usually fol. by of): to free oneself of responsibility. |
| 42. | to disengage; clear (usually fol. by from or of). |
—Verb phrase| 43. | free up, | a. | to release, as from restrictions: Congress voted to free up funds for the new highway system. |
| b. | to disentangle: It took an hour to free up the traffic jam. |
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—Idioms| 44. | for free, Informal. without charge: The tailor mended my jacket for free. |
| 45. | free and clear, Law. without any encumbrance, as a lien or mortgage: They owned their house free and clear. |
| 46. | free and easy, | a. | unrestrained; casual; informal. |
| b. | excessively or inappropriately casual; presumptuous. |
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| 47. | make free with,
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| a. | to use as one's own; help oneself
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to: If you make free with their liquor, you won't be invited again. |
| b. | to treat with too much familiarity; take liberties with. |
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| 48. | set free, to release; liberate; free: The prisoners were set free. |
| 49. | with a free hand, generously; freely; openhandedly: He entertains visitors with a free hand. |
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Merchant Definition–noun | 1. | a person who buys and sells commodities for pr
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ofit; dealer; trader. |
| 2. | a storekeeper; retailer: a local merchant who owns a store on Main Street. |
| 3. | Chiefly British. a wholesaler. |
–adjective | 4. | pertaining to or used for trade or commerce: a merchant ship. |
| 5. | pertaining to the merchant marine. |
| 6. | Steelmaking. (of bars and ingots) of standard shape or size. |
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Account Definition–noun | 1. | an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip. |
| 2. | an explanatory statement of conduct, as to a superior. |
| 3. | a statement of reasons, causes, etc., explaining some event. |
| 4. | reason; basis: On this account I'm refusing your offer. |
| 5. | importance; worth; value; consequence: things of no account. |
| 6. | estimation; judgment: In his account it was an excellent piece of work. |
| 7. | an amount of money deposited with a bank, as in a checking or savings account: My account is now with Third National. |
| 8. | Also called charge account. an accommodation or service extended by a business to a customer or client permitting the charging of goods or services, the returning for credit of unsatisfactory merchandise, etc.: Do you have an account at this store? My account with the restaurant is past due. |
| 9. | a statement of financial transactions. |
| 10. | Bookkeeping. | a. | a formal record of the debits and credits relating to the person, business, etc., named at the head of the ledger account. |
| b. | a balance of a specified period's receipts and expenditures. |
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| 11. | C
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ommerce. | a. | a business relation in which credit is used. |
| b. | any customer or client, esp. one carried on a regular credit basis. |
| c. | Also called advertising account. the business assigned to an advertising agency by a client: The toothpaste account was awarded to a new agency last year. |
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–verb (used without object) | 12. | to give an explanation (usually fol. by for): to account for the accident. |
| 13. | to answer concerning one's conduct, duties, etc. (usually fol. by for): to account for the missing typewriters. |
| 14. | to provide a report on money received, kept, and spent. |
| 15. | to cause (usually fol. by for): The humidity accounts for our discomfort. His reckless driving accounted for the accident. |
–verb (used with object) | 16. | to regard; consider as: I account myself well paid. |
| 17. | to assign or impute (usually fol. by to): the many virtues accounted to him. |
—Idioms| 18. | call to account, | a. | to hold accountable; blame; reprimand: Call them to account for having endangered their lives. |
| b. | ask for an explanation of. |
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| 19. | give a good (bad, etc.) account of, to do somethin
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g or conduct oneself in a good (bad, etc.) manner: She gave a good account of herself in the tennis tournament. |
| 20. | hold to account, to hold responsible; hold accountable or culpable: If any of the silver is missing, I'm going to hold you to account. |
| 21. | on account, as an installment or a partial payment: I can't pay the balance, but here's $10 on account. |
| 22. | on account of, | a. | by reason of; because of. |
| b. | for the sake of: She saw it through on account of me. |
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| 23. | on all accounts, in any case; under any circumstances. Also, at all accounts. |
| 24. | on no account, under no circumstances; absolutely not: On no account should you buy that painting without having it appraised. |
| 25. | take account of, | a. | to make allowance for; consider: One must take account of the difficult circumstances. Taking account of the high overhead, the price is not excessive. |
Also, take into account. |
| 26. | turn to account, to derive profit or use from; turn to advantage: She has turned her misfortunes to account. |
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