free ride
noun, verb
free ride is a noun meaning “An opportunity or benefit which has no cost, especially one enjoyed or undertaken at the expense of others” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled F-R-E-E-R-I-D-E. The plural of free ride is free rides.
What does free ride mean?
noun
- 1
An opportunity or benefit which has no cost, especially one enjoyed or undertaken at the expense of others.
- 2
The practice of buying and selling shares or other securities without actually having the capital to cover the trade.
- 3
A hand in which a player can remain without betting further money.
verb
- 1
To take a free ride; to take advantage of a benefit without contributing.
- 2
To buy and sell shares or other securities without actually having the capital to cover the trade.
verb
- 1
Alternative form of free ride.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce free ride?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-free_ride.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of free ride
- free rides plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- free riding participle, present
- free rode past
- free ridden participle, past
- free-rides present, singular, he/she/it
- free-riding participle, present
- free-rode past
- free-ridden participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with free ride
Also written: freeride (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).