What is the opposite of "free" as in "free of charge"?
What is the opposite of free as in "free of charge" (when we speak about prices)? We can add not for negation, but I am looking for a single word.
What is the opposite of free as in "free of charge" (when we speak about prices)? We can add not for negation, but I am looking for a single word.
1 '' Free '' absolutely means ''free from any sorts constraints or controls. The context determines its different denotations, if any, as in ''free press'', ''fee speech'', ''free stuff'' etc.
I had always understood ''there''s no such thing as a free lunch'' as a expression to demonstrate the economics concept of opportunity cost - whereby even if the lunch is fully paid for, one loses
If so, my analysis amounts to a rule in search of actual usage—a prescription rather than a description. In any event, the impressive rise of "free of" against "free from" over
I don''t think there''s any difference in meaning, although "free of charges" is much less common than "free of charge". Regarding your second question about context: given that
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