Definition of Freeload

1. Verb. Live off somebody's generosity. "This young man refuses to work and is freeloading"

Generic synonyms: Bum, Cadge, Grub, Mooch, Sponge
Derivative terms: Freeloader

Definition of Freeload

1. Verb. To live off the generosity or hospitality of others ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Freeload

1. to live at the expense of others [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Freeload

freeholders
freeholds
freehood
freeing
freekick
freekicks
freelage
freelance
freelance(a)
freelanced
freelancer
freelancers
freelances
freelancing
freeledge
freeload (current term)
freeloaded
freeloader
freeloaders
freeloading
freeloads
freelte
freeltes
freely
freemail
freeman
freemartins
freemasonries

Literary usage of Freeload

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Jewish Code of Jurisprudence: Talmudical Law Decisions, Civil, Criminal and by Joseph ben Ephraim Karo, Jacob Louis Kadushin (1921)
"This same rule applies if the meeter was an old honorable man which on coming to him to unload or freeload if it was his own article he will unload or ..."

2. Affordable Step Toward Universal Coverage: Report By The Minnesota Health by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"This will occur because the new insurance reforms will make it even easier to freeload on the system. We propose to require voluntarily uninsured persons ..."

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