giveaway

CEFRB2

/ɡˈɪvəˌweɪ/

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Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

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Then there's ole' reliable: the giveaway. Everyone loves a giveaway (with the notable exceptions of key chains and nail clippers which have been rendered nearly meaningless by repetition).
1983, Teleconnect: The Voice of the Telephone Interconnect Industry
Perhaps the most frequently used giveaway is "free rent," an abatement of rent for a specific period of tenancy.
1984, Journal of Property Management - Volumes 49-50 - Page 21
These giveaway bags cost tens of thousands of dollars, but the sentiment of a thank you for your guests is at the heart of those giveaway bags.
2005, Paulette Wolf, Jodi Wolf, Donielle Levine, Event Planning Made Easy
In this giveaway a person who has had something special happen to him gives gifts to others around him, so that they can share in his feelings.
1987, Sun Bear, Edward B. Weinstock, The Path of Power, page 233
His counterpart Tom Wiles also speaks directly for the honored persons in giveaways; in Shannon's outgoing princess giveaway, he addresses a woman named Rose as Shannon gives her a dance shawl: "Shannon says/ now you can kick up your heels" (Wiles 1999)
2001, Kathleen Glenister Roberts, Giving Away: The Performance of Speech and Sign in Powwow Ritual Exchange, page 104

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Etymology tree English give awaydeverb. English giveaway Deverbal from give away.