# giveaway

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #13,924

## Definitions
1. Something that is given away or handed out for free.
2. An event at which things are given away for free.
3. The act of giving something away for free.
4. An indicator that makes something obvious or apparent.

## Etymology
Deverbal from give away.

## Common misspellings (11)
`ggiveaway`, `gievaway`, `givaeway`, `giveaawy`, `giveawayy`, `giveawway`, `giveawya`, `givewaay`, `givveaway`, `gvieaway`, `igveaway`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/giveaway