rent-free

形容词 adj. 副词 adv. 感叹词 intj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Without a rent payment. not-comparable
副词 adv.
  1. Without paying rent. not-comparable
    — I can't believe he was able to stay there for three months rent-free before they caught on.
感叹词 intj.
  1. Used to respond to a comment or post the user perceives as demonstrating that the commenter or poster is perpetually occupied by thoughts about a specific person or thing. Internet

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English rent
Proto-Indo-European *preyH-
Proto-Indo-European *-ós
Proto-Indo-European *priHós
Proto-Germanic *frijaz
Proto-West Germanic *frī
Proto-West Germanic *-frī
Old English -frēo
Middle English -fre
English -free
English rent-free
From rent + -free.
词源 2
Ellipsis of live rent-free in someone's head.
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