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Choosing to work where there is a union and getting the related benefits of higher wages and collective bargaining, but not paying a fair share of the costs of representation, would be freeloading, right?
Cynthia Dill

Meaning of "freeloading" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FREELOADING

freeloading  [ˈfriːˌləʊdɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FREELOADING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Freeloading is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FREELOADING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of freeloading in the English dictionary

The definition of freeloading in the dictionary is the practice of sponging on others.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FREELOADING


autoloading
ˈɔːtəʊˌləʊdɪŋ
boding
ˈbəʊdɪŋ
breech-loading
ˈbriːtʃˌləʊdɪŋ
coding
ˈkəʊdɪŋ
decoding
diːˈkəʊdɪŋ
Dowding
ˈdaʊdɪŋ
downloading
ˈdaʊnˌləʊdɪŋ
encoding
ɪnˈkəʊdɪŋ
foreboding
fɔːˈbəʊdɪŋ
loading
ˈləʊdɪŋ
muzzle-loading
ˈmʌzəlˌləʊdɪŋ
noncoding
ˌnɒnˈkəʊdɪŋ
noncorroding
ˌnɒnkəˈrəʊdɪŋ
overcrowding
ˌəʊvəˈkraʊdɪŋ
pudding
ˈpʊdɪŋ
roading
ˈrəʊdɪŋ
roding
ˈrəʊdɪŋ
unboding
ʌnˈbəʊdɪŋ
unforeboding
ˌʌnfəˈbəʊdɪŋ
unloading
ʌnˈləʊdɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FREELOADING

freefall parachuting
Freefone
freegan
freeganism
freehand
freehold
freeholder
freelance
freelancer
freeload
freeloader
freely
freeman
freemartin
freemason
freemasonry
freemen
freeness
Freeper
freephone

WORDS THAT END LIKE FREELOADING

according
beading
degrading
fading
first reading
grading
heading
homesteading
insider trading
invading
lading
leading
misleading
pleading
proofreading
reading
recommended reading
self-loading
shading
trading
wading

Synonyms and antonyms of freeloading in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «freeloading» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FREELOADING

Find out the translation of freeloading to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of freeloading from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «freeloading» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

freeloading
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

freeloading
570 millions of speakers

English

freeloading
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

freeloading
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

freeloading
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

халяве
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

freeloading
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

freeloading
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pique-assiette
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Freeloading
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Trittbrettfahrer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

freeloading
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자유롭게 활용
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Freeloading
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

freeloading
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

freeloading
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्रीलॉडींग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

beleşçi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

freeloading
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

darmo pobiera
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

халяви
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

avantaje gratuite
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

freeloading
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

freeloading
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

freeloading
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

freeloading
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of freeloading

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FREELOADING»

The term «freeloading» is regularly used and occupies the 90.985 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FREELOADING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about freeloading

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QUOTES WITH «FREELOADING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word freeloading.
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Cynthia Dill
Choosing to work where there is a union and getting the related benefits of higher wages and collective bargaining, but not paying a fair share of the costs of representation, would be freeloading, right?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FREELOADING»

Discover the use of freeloading in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to freeloading and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Freeloading: how our insatiable appetite for free content ...
Internet piracy goes by many names — copyright infringement, file sharing, peer-to-peer lending — but in this lively narrative nonfiction account, author Chris Ruen argues that the practice of using unlicensed digital content should be ...
Chris Ruen, 2013
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Freeloading: how our insatiable appetite for free content is ...
Internet piracy goes by many names — copyright infringement, file sharing, peer-to-peer lending — but in this lively narrative nonfiction account, author Chris Ruen argues that the practice of using unlicensed digital content should be ...
Chris Ruen, 2013
3
Freeloading Cymru
Uncovering the generous and the not so generous, this book presents an account of his travels.
Tony Millin, 2006
4
Rights, Welfare, and Mill's Moral Theory
It may be useful to apply these observations to one sort of case that has widely been discussed — "freeloading." For present purposes, we can imagine the problem to arise as follows. Let us suppose that people are generally conforming to a ...
Cornell University Cornell University David Lyons Susan Linn Sage Professor of Philosophy, 1994
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Cybercrime: Criminal Threats from Cyberspace
But there is no reason why its theft-of-services crime cannot apply to freeloading on a wireless network. If nothing else, the theft of wireless services comes within the Model Penal Code's definition of ''services'' as including ''telephone or other ...
Susan W. Brenner, 2010
6
Joy of Freeloading
A humorous book about one of life's great pleasures - getting something for nothing. If you have the nerve, there is always such a thing as the free lunch. The author brings to the subject over 40 years of experience as a freeloader.
Patrick Skene Catling, 1990
7
Dying to Get High: Marijuana as Medicine
In terms of freeloading, there are some people that freeload. But maybe I'm a little more sympathetic because I really understand the radical poverty that many of the patients live with. Anyway, for me, who cares about the people who are ...
Wendy Chapkis, Richard J. Webb, 2008
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Bike Snob: Systematically & Mercilessly Realigning the World ...
But there's a deeper truth to the Roadie as well. Beneath all the training and suffering and Lycra and embrocations, the fact is that all Roadies are freeloading cheats. I'm not talking about doping. No, Roadies are freeloading cheats because  ...
BikeSnobNYC, 2011
9
Distributed Systems: An Algorithmic Approach
Freeloading is an inappropriate behavior that affects the development of P2P systems, and its solution has been debated. An apparent solution is to charge a fee and limit the time of downloads. Other approaches include rewarding the donors ...
Sukumar Ghosh, 2006
10
Please Don't Eat My Garden!: Expert Strategies & Old-time ...
A guide that is filled with traditional, tried-and-true strategies as well as scientific techniques to protect your yard and garden from unwanted wildlife. There are solutions here.
Nancy McCord, Jeanette Green, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FREELOADING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term freeloading is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Virginia Governor's Guide to Free Golf
But it seems McDonnell's freeloading might have gone well beyond his cash-for-credibility pill scheme. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ... «PJ Media, Jul 15»
2
Greece? No, It's All Of Us
Under corporate mind management, the prevailing story fed populations has been the typical one of welfare chiselers at the bottom freeloading ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jul 15»
3
Another COD outrage: When scholarship donations pay for parties
Nothing is off limits for the freeloading College of DuPage president. Just when you thought the saga of lavish spending at College of DuPage couldn't get any ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
4
Our Greek Tragedy
The sinners are depicted as the freeloading indolent citizens of Jerusalem. Greece has been nabbed to play Barabbas -- the undeserving ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
5
One Word to 'blow them away': Manchester director Caleb Shaffer …
“I was with these supposedly freeloading refugees and they were far from it,” he explained. “There were 20 people to a house that should really ... «Mancunian Matters, Jul 15»
6
Your hard drive is crowded with freeloading files, let this app help …
Having a computer with a lot of storage space is just like having a house with a gigantic attic. After a couple years, the thought of actually sorting ... «Cult of Mac, Jul 15»
7
I'd happily pay a cycling tax – but the numbers just don't add up
... both sides of the divide. A small tax on bike use would help to smooth this over, dismissing the argument that we're freeloading off fellow road ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
8
The choice ahead: private health-insurance monopoly or single …
@JMP002 The freeloading "Jubba Heads" are happy, isn't that all that matters! Keep eating Jubba's even the Barry Health Care system won't ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
9
LETTER: Social issues divide, distract Americans
Freeloading is running our country in the ground. That and a few more issues not brought up by the mainstream media every day. That's just not ... «Richmond County Daily Journal, Jul 15»
10
Freedom ringing in my ears
As for the freeloading spectators in our cabin, we stood guard with hoses in the event that either dock or deck caught on fire. But, hey, it's our ... «Grand Island Independent, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Freeloading [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/freeloading>. May 2024 ».
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