| Adv. | 1. | for free - without payment; "I'll give you this gratis" Synonyms: free of charge, gratis |
| for free - Said of a capability of a programming language or hardware equipment that is available by its design without needing cleverness to implement: "In APL, we get the matrix operations for free." "And owing to the way revisions are stored in this system, you get revision trees for free." The term usually refers to a serendipitous feature of doing things a certain way (compare big win), but it may refer to an intentional but secondary feature. |
About this site and copyright information - Online Dictionary Home